 to start reaching more of those international users or improving monetization of those it still has to keep afloat without outside capital.

An Uphill Battle

Q3 saw Snapchat’s launch its first in-house augmented reality Snappable games, while plans for an third-party gaming platform leak. The Snappable Tic-Tac-Toe game saw 80 million unique users, suggesting gaming could be the right direction for Snap to move towards.

It launched Lens Explorer to draw more attention to developer and creator-built augmented reality experiences, plus its Storyteller program to connect social media stars to brands to earn sponsorship money. It also shut down its Venmo-like Snapcash feature. But the biggest news came from its Q2 earnings report where it announced it’d lost 3 million users. That scored it a short-lived stock price pop, but competition and user shrinkage has pushed Snap’s shares to new lows.

Snapchat is depending on the Project Mushroom engineering overhaul of its Android app to speed up performance, and thereby accelerate user growth and retention. Snap neglected the developing world’s Android market for years as it focused on iPhone-toting US teens. Given Snapchat is all about quick videos, slow load times made it nearly unusable, especially in markets with slower network connections and older phones.

Looking at the competitive landscape, WhatsApp’s Snapchat Stories clone Status has grown to 450 million daily users while Instagram Stories has reached 400 million dailies — much of that coming in the developing world, thereby blocking Snap’s growth abroad as I predicted when Insta Stories launched.. Snap Map hasn’t become ubiquitous, Snap’s Original Shows still aren’t premium enough to drag in tons of new users, Discover is a clickbait-overloaded mess, and Instagram has already copied the best parts of its ephemeral messaging. Snap could be vulnerable in the developing world if WhatsApp similarly copies its disappearing chats.

At this rate, Snap will run out of money before it’s projected to become profitable in 2020 or 2021. That means the company will likely need to sell new shares in exchange for outside investment or get acquired to survive. Robyn Williams: I arrived in Australia 48 years ago this month. I arrived by boat for 10 quid. It wasn’t exactly leaky, but the Castel Felice, a converted troop carrier with the buoyancy of a brick and the cuisine of
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Looking a tthe  compe t i tive lan dscape, WhatsApp’s Snap c hat Sto rie s clo ne S tatus has  gr own to  45 0  milli on dai ly us er s w h i le In s t ag ram  S tories has r eac hed 4 00  mil lion da ilies — much of th a t c oming in thedev elop i n gwor l d, the re b y b l o cking Snap’s gr owth abroa da sI predicte d  wh en  InstaStories  laun c hed.. S nap Map h asn’t bec om e ub i q uit ous, Snap’ s Origin al Showss tilla re n’t p rem ium en ou ghto dr ag int ons  of n ew use rs , Disc overis  a click bait-overloaded mess, a nd Ins tagra m h as alread y c o pie d the bes t pa rts of its  ep hem eralmes s aging . Sn a pcou l d bevuln e rable int he  de v e lo ping worldi f Wha tsApp  si m ilarly  cop ies its disappear i ng chats.

Atthis r ate , S n ap w il l run out of m one yb e fore it’ sprojected t o become  p r ofita ble in  2020or 2021 . Th a t mean s th e c ompany wi llli k ely nee dto sell n ew s ha res in  excha n ge f o r  outside investm ent o r get a c qui red t osurvive .  Rob yn William s: I arrive d in A ustr alia48 year sago th ismo nth. I arr i ved by bo at fo r 10 qu id . It  wa sn’t e xact l y  leak y, b ut  th e CastelF e li c e,  a con vert ed tr oo p ca rrier wit h  the buo yan c y of abr ick a nd the cu i s ine of
 to_start reaching_more of those international_users or_improving_monetization of_those_it still has_to keep afloat_without outside capital.

An Uphill_Battle

Q3 saw Snapchat’s_launch_its first in-house augmented reality Snappable games, while plans for an third-party gaming platform_leak._The Snappable_Tic-Tac-Toe_game_saw 80 million unique users,_suggesting gaming could be the_right direction_for Snap to move towards.

It launched Lens Explorer_to_draw more attention_to developer and creator-built augmented reality experiences, plus its_Storyteller program to connect social media_stars to brands_to_earn_sponsorship money. It also_shut down its Venmo-like Snapcash feature._But the biggest news came from_its Q2 earnings report where it announced_it’d lost 3 million users. That_scored it a short-lived stock_price pop,_but competition and user shrinkage_has pushed Snap’s_shares to_new lows.

Snapchat is_depending on the Project Mushroom engineering_overhaul of its_Android app to speed up performance,_and_thereby accelerate user_growth_and_retention. Snap_neglected the developing_world’s_Android market_for_years as it focused on iPhone-toting_US_teens. Given Snapchat is all about quick_videos, slow load times_made_it nearly unusable, especially_in markets with slower network_connections and older phones.

Looking at the_competitive landscape,_WhatsApp’s Snapchat_Stories clone Status has grown to 450 million daily users while_Instagram Stories has reached 400 million_dailies — much of_that coming_in_the developing world,_thereby_blocking Snap’s_growth abroad as I predicted when Insta_Stories launched.._Snap Map hasn’t become ubiquitous, Snap’s_Original Shows still aren’t_premium_enough to drag in tons of_new users, Discover is a clickbait-overloaded_mess, and Instagram has already_copied_the_best parts of its ephemeral_messaging. Snap could be vulnerable in_the developing world_if WhatsApp similarly copies its disappearing chats.

At_this_rate, Snap will run out of_money_before it’s projected to become profitable_in_2020_or 2021. That means the_company will likely need to sell_new shares in exchange for outside investment or get_acquired to survive._Robyn Williams: I arrived in_Australia_48_years ago this month. I arrived by boat for 10_quid. It_wasn’t exactly leaky,_but the Castel Felice, a converted troop carrier with the_buoyancy of a brick and the cuisine_of