WhatsApp downloads dipped by 80 per cent in India from October 26 and November 3, from the previous nine-day period, according to data sourced from mobile analytics and intelligence firm Sensor Tower, reported Business Standard.

The week before the Whatsapp spygate row, i.e.October 17-25, the number was 8.9 million. Whereas it was 1.8 million between October 26-November 3

Signal, an end-to-end encrypted messaging app, witnessed 63% increase in downloads in India. Whereas, Telegram downloads rose 10% to 920,000.