As of today, one billion people are using WhatsApp.
That's nearly one in seven people on Earth who use WhatsApp each
month to stay in touch with their loved ones, their friends and their
family.
WhatsApp Messenger is a proprietary cross-platform instant messaging client for smartphones that operates under a subscription business model. It uses the Internet to send text messages, images, video, user location and audio media messages to other users using standard cellular mobile numbers.
As of January 2016, WhatsApp had a user base of up to 990 million, making it the most globally popular messaging application.
WhatsApp Inc., based in Mountain View, California, was acquired by Facebook Inc. on February 19, 2014, for approximately US$19.3 billion.
We are proud of this milestone, and we're humbled by the
extraordinary ways all of you have used WhatsApp. Whether it's sharing
vital information during natural disasters or health emergencies, finding a date, growing a small business, buying an engagement ring, or seeking a better life – we're honored to be a small part of what people are doing to make their lives and the lives of those around them better.
And yet, through all the progress we've made together over the last
seven years, our mission has never changed. WhatsApp began as a simple
idea: ensuring that anyone could stay in touch with family and friends
anywhere on the planet, without costs or gimmicks standing in the way.
Marzuckerberg had to say this on his Facebook Page
One billion people now use WhatsApp. Congrats to Jan, Brian and everyone who helped reach this milestone!
WhatsApp's community has more than doubled since joining Facebook. We've added the ability for you to call loved ones far away. We've dropped the subscription fee and made WhatsApp completely free. Next, we're going to work to connect more people around the world and make it easier to communicate with businesses.
There are only a few services that connect more than a billion people. This milestone is an important step towards connecting the entire world.
WhatsApp's community has more than doubled since joining Facebook. We've added the ability for you to call loved ones far away. We've dropped the subscription fee and made WhatsApp completely free. Next, we're going to work to connect more people around the world and make it easier to communicate with businesses.
There are only a few services that connect more than a billion people. This milestone is an important step towards connecting the entire world.
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