‘Incredible demand’ for BlackBerry’s BBM service

SEAN SILCOFF

OTTAWA — The Globe and Mail

Published Wednesday, Oct. 23 2013, 7:56 PM EDT

Last updated Thursday, Oct. 24 2013, 10:46 AM EDT

                                              

Finally, some good news from BlackBerry Ltd.: Its popular instant messaging app appears to be a hit among Android and Apple smartphone users.

The company said more than 10 million people signed up for the BlackBerry Messenger service in the first 24 hours after its release on Monday for non-BlackBerry users. The company says it is processing new users at a rate of 500,000 an hour, with millions more queued up.