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Snapchat boss: US faces ‘century of competition’


Snapchat boss: US faces ‘century of competition’

December 31, 2020 at 10:17 AM

The US is entering a new era of global competition and the country needs to invest much more in future generations, the boss of Snap has told the BBC.

Evan Spiegel, whose firm includes the Snapchat app, said the US faces a "century of strategic competition" from fast-growing economies like China.

"This is not something we have confronted before," he said.

Mr Spiegel, who was guest editing Radio 4's Today, said the US needed to think long-term to compete in the future.

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