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12 reasons Snapchat is worth way more than $3 billion

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Nov 14th 2013, 9:30 PM 47,774 Views 54 Comments

SO, SNAPCHAT HAS turned down an offer of $3 billion from Facebook.

You might wonder why they didn’t take the money and run, but the truth is that Snapchat has the potential to be worth so much more than that.

Snapchat is an app that enables you to send self-destructing photos or videos to friends.

The temporary nature of the medium ensures that people send some pretty risky and/or absolutely hilarious stuff.

If you’re among the 11 per cent of Irish people who have already downloaded it, you probably don’t need much convincing of Snapchat’s worth.

If you’re still not sure, feast your eyes…

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Source: Dan Finnegan/DailyEdge.ie

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Source: Tastefully Offensive

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Source: John Condon/DailyEdge.ie

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Source: Epic Snapchats

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Source: John Condon/DailyEdge.ie

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Source: Funny Snapchats

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Source: Ben Donohoe/DailyEdge.ie

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Source: Donncha Conway/DailyEdge.ie

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Source: Sneakhype

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Source: Conor Lumsden/DailyEdge.ie

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Source: Facebook/Snapchat Ireland Exposed

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Source: Facebook/Snapchat Ireland Exposed

- Additional reporting by Emer McLysaght

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12 reasons Snapchat is worth way more than $3 billion

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