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WhatsApp is an American[1] internationally available freeware, cross-platform centralized instant messaging and voice-over-IP service that was released in February 2009.[2] WhatsApp is owned by Meta Platforms and is the most used messaging application in the world with over two billion active users worldwide.[3]
History[]
WhatsApp started as WhatsApp Inc. and was founded by former Yahoo! employees Brian Acton and Jan Koum.[4] In 2014 it was purchased by Facebook Inc. (now Meta Platforms).[5]
Trivia[]
- WhatsApp is the most used social networking application in the Indian subcontinent, South America, North Africa, and Western Europe.[6]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Contact WhatsApp. WhatsApp. Retrieved on April 5, 2025.
- ↑ David Rowan (May 1, 2018). The inside story of Jan Koum and how Facebook bought WhatsApp. WIRED. Archived from the original on March 12, 2025. Retrieved on April 5, 2025.
- ↑ About Us. WhatsApp. Retrieved on April 5, 2025.
- ↑ About Us. Archived from the original on November 26, 2009. Retrieved on April 5, 2025.
- ↑ Facebook to Acquire WhatsApp. Meta (February 19, 2014). Archived from the original on March 23, 2025. Retrieved on April 5, 2025.
- ↑ Cade Metz (April 5, 2016). Forget Apple vs. the FBI: WhatsApp Just Switched on Encryption for a Billion People. WIRED. Archived from the original on March 22, 2025. Retrieved on April 5, 2025.
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