WhatsApp

WhatsApp
Original author(s)Brian Acton, Jan Koum
Developer(s)Meta Platforms, Will Cathcart (Head of WhatsApp)[1][2]
Initial releaseFebruary 2009 (2009-02)
Stable release(s) [±]
iOS23.19.0[3] Edit this on Wikidata / September 20, 2023 (September 20, 2023)
Android2.24.1.74[4] Edit this on Wikidata / January 11, 2024 (January 11, 2024)
Windows2.2345.6.0[5] Edit this on Wikidata / December 1, 2023 (December 1, 2023)
macOS2.2338.12[6] Edit this on Wikidata / September 22, 2023 (September 22, 2023)
Preview release(s) [±]
Android (Beta)2.24.2.11[7] Edit this on Wikidata / January 12, 2024 (January 12, 2024)
Written inErlang[8]
Operating systemAndroid, iOS, iPadOS, KaiOS, macOS, Windows, Windows Phone, Wear OS, Web, Meta Quest (The latter two require one-time verification from the mobile app client.)
Size183.7 MB (iOS)[9]
78.6 MB (Android)[10]
Available in40 (iOS) and 60 (Android)[11] languages
TypeInstant messaging, VoIP
LicenseProprietary software with EULA
"European Region"[12]
"others"[13]
Websitewhatsapp.com Edit this on Wikidata

WhatsApp (officially WhatsApp Messenger) is an instant messaging (IM) and voice-over-IP (VoIP) service owned by technology conglomerate Meta.[14] It allows users to send text, voice messages and video messages,[15] make voice and video calls, and share images, documents, user locations, and other content.[16][17] WhatsApp's client application runs on mobile devices, and can be accessed from computers.[18] The service requires a cellular mobile telephone number to sign up.[19] In January 2018, WhatsApp released a standalone business app called WhatsApp Business which can communicate with the standard WhatsApp client.[20][21]

The service was created by WhatsApp Inc. of Mountain View, California, which was acquired by Facebook in February 2014 for approximately US$19.3 billion.[22][23] It became the world's most popular messaging application by 2015,[24][25] and had more than 2 billion users worldwide by February 2020.[26] By 2016, it had become the primary means of Internet communication in regions including Latin America, the Indian subcontinent, and large parts of Europe and Africa.[24]

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  22. ^ Albergotti, Reed; MacMillan, Douglas; Rusli, Evelyn M. (February 20, 2014). "Facebook to Pay $19 Billion for WhatsApp". The Wall Street Journal. pp. A1, A6. ISSN 0099-9660. Archived from the original on October 2, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
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  25. ^ Sun, Leo (September 11, 2015). "Facebook Inc.'s WhatsApp Hits 900 Million Users: What Now?". The Motley Fool. Archived from the original on October 14, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  26. ^ "WhatsApp Blog". whatsapp.com. Archived from the original on February 14, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2020.

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