WhatsApp Inc. was founded in 2009 by Brian Acton and Jan Kuom(Both US), both former employees of Yahoo and is based in Mountain View in California
WhatsApp Messenger is a propritarty,cross-platform instant messaging subscription service for Smartphones
In addition to text messaging, users can send each other images, video, and audio media messages
WhatsApp is supported on most Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, Nokia, and Windows smartphones. All Android phones running the Android 2.1 and above, all Blackberry devices running OS 4.7 and later, and all iPhones running iOS 4.3 and later
WhatsApp handled ten billion messages per day in August 2012, growing from two billion in April 2012, and one billion the previous October 2012.On June 13, 2013, WhatsApp announced on Twitter that they had reached their new daily record by processing 27 billion messages.
As of November 10, 2013, WhatsApp had over 190 million monthly active users, 400 million photos are shared each day, and the messaging system handles more than 10 billion messages each day
In a December 2013 blog post, WhatsApp claimed that 400 million active users use the service each month
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On February 19, 2014, Facebook announced it is acquiring WhatsApp for US$19 billion. Facebook will pay $4 billion in cash and the remaining $12 billion in Facebook shares. The agreement also provides for an additional $3 billion in restricted stock units to be granted to WhatsApp’s founders and employees that will vest over four years subsequent to closing
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