Every 5th Ukrainian prefers messaging to calls, — Rakuten Viber survey
65% of respondents prefer emails when communicating with colleagues or clients, compared to 35% who prefer calls.
More than 50% of Ukrainians read less news, while 10% did not follow it at all, — Rakuten Viber survey
Ukrainians are much less likely to follow the latest events.
Rakuten Viber announces AI feature based on ChatGPT that creates a chat summary
The most popular messenger in Ukraine, Rakuten Viber, has announced the launch of a new feature «Chat Summary», which will provide a summary of unread messages in a group chat (whether parental or home) on demand. It works on based on ChatGPT technology and now is being tested among 10% of iOS and Android users in Ukraine, the USA, Japan,…
Rakuten Viber appoints Country Director in Ukraine — Ilya Boshnyakov, former head of AIN.UA
Bochniakov will lead Viber’s local team and will be responsible for adapting new features for the Ukrainian market and the Ukrainian diaspora around the world, as well as for partnerships, marketing and communications in Ukraine. Previously, these tasks were assigned to Atanas Raikov, Vice President of Global Marketing and Development, based…
Last year, Rakuten Viber blocked almost 40 thousand fraudsters and spammers in Ukraine — against 130 thousand in 2022
The Japanese company Rakuten (owner of Viber) has reported on counteracting phone fraudsters and spammers in Ukraine for 2022-2023.
56% of Ukrainians do not pick up the phone when unknown numbers call
According to the Rakuten Viber survey, 56% of Ukrainians are skeptical of unfamiliar numbers — 29% do not answer third-party calls at all, while 27% may pick up the phone if they are expecting a call (from a courier, store, etc.).