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>>mikece+(OP)
Signal had 40 million active users in 2021 [1]. With 14 million in infra cost, that comes to .35 per user/year. Total expenses are about 33 million, so about .825 per user/year. All in all that seems very reasonable.

[1] https://www.businessofapps.com/data/signal-statistics/

>>V__+r8
Whatsapp got pretty big at 1 eur/year (iOS) and 1 eur for lifetime (Android) here in the netherlands.

I do fear they'll loose most tech un-savvy users because they don't know how to pay (safely).

>>teeker+ov
That doesn't mean they were actually profitable at those rates though. They could have been in growth hacking mode with venture backing.