It seems that has had on the growth of the message service.
the acquisition of Whatsapp by Facebook not affectAccording to director and founder Jan Koun, the service is now 600 million active monthly users. He announced on Twitter. Koun rightly notes also that there is a big difference between active and registered users.
Nineteen billion dollars
Whatsapp is a five year old message service that allows users exchange. text messages, photos and videos In February, Facebook announced that it would Whatsapp take for $ 19 billion in cash and shares. The deal is already approved by the Federal Trade Commission, but some international regulators have yet to give their blessing.
In April Whatsapp announced that half a billion users had and that every day 700 million photos and 100 million videos on the platform are exchanged. At the time of the announcement of the acquisition the counter stood at 450 million users.
Alternative to SMS
Whatsapp will cost users $ 1 per year, making it is a cheaper alternative to SMS in developing countries. It also seems that the good souls 1.23 billion, a boost has given the total audience of Facebook, though it is not yet clear how many people use both services simultaneously.
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