---
title: "What are some of the amazing facts about Snapchat?"  
description: "What are some of the amazing facts about Snapchat?"  
author: "Steilla Mitchel"  
published: 2022-03-16  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96348/what-are-some-of-the-amazing-facts-about-snapchat  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["troubleshooting", "snapchat"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

---

# What are some of the amazing facts about Snapchat?

What are some of the amazing facts about Snapchat?

## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

**Some of the amazing facts about [Snapchat](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96338/what-s-the-point-of-snapchat):**

![What are some of the amazing facts about Snapchat?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/5741d622-48ba-434b-8e73-f9aa4d24c389/images/42468505-a495-4fcc-9bfb-8b19b739ecd5.jpeg) **\**

- **Only Facebook has surpassed it.** Snapchat has grown to the point where Facebook is the only competitor that can compete with it.Snapchat is consistently ranked second, right behind our favourite social networking app.
- **Picaboo** was the name of the app when it initially launched in 2011, however it was renamed Snapchat in 2012.
- Every day, Snapchat users watch more than **7 billion photos and videos.**
- **Snapchat launched a number of filters** that users could apply to their photos and videos. This is claimed to have played a role in the app's rise in popularity.
- When **Mark Zuckerberg's** initial offer of a billion dollars for Snapchat was rejected, he countered with a $3 billion offer. After being rejected yet again, he returned the next day, promising a $4 billion cheque. His offer was turned down.

\

**Read More: [What are some of the important things a new user of Snapchat need to know?](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96349/what-are-some-of-the-important-things-a-new-user-of-snapchat-need-to-know)**

\


---

Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96348/what-are-some-of-the-amazing-facts-about-snapchat

Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.