WhatsApp active users pass 700 mln

News Wireless Global 7 JAN 2015
WhatsApp active users pass 700 mln
WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum announced that the service now had more than 700 million monthly active users, with users sending over 30 billion messages per day. The CEO made the statement on his Facebook page. The company last reported 600 million users in late August 2014. 

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Mobile

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Facebook,  WhatsApp

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Global

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Messaging, Sales figures

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