However, the use of these platforms is not limited to exchanging messages between two users but also serves as a platform for group discussions and content dissemination. Īs the use of smartphones in Brazil has advanced in recent years, instant messaging platforms such as WhatsApp and Telegram became part of Brazilians' lives and communication.

11 This is a feature that is rarely used, therefore making it difficult for researchers to formally understand who is talking to whom within.

10 It is also worth briefly noting that very few (under 2%) of these messages are replies. This trend is in line with other social networks like Facebook and Twitter, where previous stud- ies have revealed increased activity during weekdays with peaks on Wednesday. 79% of all the 178 groups peak on a Wednesday. Why this might be is unclear, however, it is evident that this holds across many groups. Second, the peak day for most groups is Wednes- day. First, the greatest activity occurs on weekdays, rather than weekends. Figure 5 depict the total number of mes- sages sent on each day of the week for the top 20 groups in terms of activity. Rank 59883 2 37270 614,880 12239 amazon.in 90 7141 We can also inspect the temporal trends of when these messages are sent.

Dinamicas para grupos de whatsapp