San Francisco, United States — Snapchat, the social network popular with young smartphone users, said Thursday it has 500 million monthly active users amid surging growth in many parts of the world.
The platform, which has expanded its offerings beyond its original disappearing messages, had not previously announced a figure for monthly active users but had said last month it had 280 million daily active users.
“We now reach over 500 million monthly active users, and nearly one of every two smartphone users in the United States is on Snapchat,” chief executive Evan Spiegel said in opening parent firm Snap’s partner summit.
“In the US, France, UK, Australia, and the Netherl…
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