image thumb93 eBuddy’s Mobile App reaches 10 millionth download mark

Mobile services are proving out to be recession proof, with good news coming from the mobile sector every now and than. eBuddy, a startup that offers Instant Messaging service to mobile users, has disclosed that their mobile application has been downloaded by more than 10 million people in the past one and a half year. The company reached 5 million downloads in July and ever since that time have seen an acceleration to around 1 million downloads a month. eBuddy is based in Amsterdam and now boosts more than 18 million monthly users, with 3 million of those accessing the services from mobile devices. On the business side the company intends to take the subscription route rather than relying on ads to generate revenues.