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- 21 Feb 2017
WhatsApp Gets Status Update
Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp is today introducing a feature that will allow users to update their status with pictures and videos that disappear after 24 hours. Previously, users could post…
- 22 Jan 2014
WhatsApp Users Hit 430m each Month
WhatsApp, OTT messaging service, said it now has over 430 million active users each month, which makes it the worlds largest dedicated mobile messaging platform. At the DLD conference in Germany, Jan…
- 20 Feb 2014
Why Facebook is Buying WhatsApp for $19Bn
Facebook is buying fast-growing mobile-messaging startup WhatsApp for $19 billion in cash and stock, as a way to boost its popularity, especially among a younger crowd. The purchase underscores…
- 27 Jan 2015
Facebook to Extend WhatsApp to Desktop Computers
Facebook is planning to extend the popular chat service, WhatsApp to desktop and laptop computers, but those who use it through an iPhone will have to wait. WhatsApp, according to a report by iCNET…
- 19 Apr 2015
WhatsApp Touts 800m Monthly Active Users
The Facebook-owned messaging service retains its position as one of the largest platforms around, according to numbers from WhatsApp. WhatsApp is one of the world's most popular messaging platforms,…
- 19 Jan 2016
WhatsApp Ends $1 Subscription Fee
If a dollar saved is a dollar earned, WhatsApp users can make themselves a quick buck in 2016. The popular messaging app on Monday killed its $1 subscription fee, which converts to 70p or AU$1.45,…
- 3 Feb 2016
WhatsApp Hits 1Bn Users
Far-reaching: 42 billion messages, 1.6 billion photos, and 250 million videos are shared daily on WhatsApp. Instant messaging service, WhatsApp, now officially connects one in every seven people…
- 22 Jul 2016
WeChat Takes on WhatsApp in Africa
WeChat, China's biggest Internet-based mobile messaging platform – is scrambling to gain from African markets. The move is leading the South Africa-China joint venture down a fiercely competitive…
- 15 Nov 2016
WhatsAPP Adds Video Phone calls
WhatsApp has announced an upgrade of its platform: it’s over one billion users will not just be able to make audio calls, they will also be able to do so by video. The latest feature will be…
- 29 Jan 2019
Facebook to Integrate Messenger with WhatsApp, Instagram
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO Facebook, plans to integrate the messaging services of WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger, according to The New York Times. The US newspaper reports the services will…
- 13 Feb 2020
WhatsApp Notches up 2Bn Users
Facebook-owned messaging platform WhatsApp now has over two billion users. In a blog post, WhatsApp says: “We are excited to share that, as of today, WhatsApp supports more than two billion users…
- 4 Mar 2014
Dangote Makes History, Becomes First African to Enter Top 25 Richest List
Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Nigerian business magnate and owner of the Dangote Group can’t just stop making money. His reported wealth now is $25 billion from $16.1 billion in 2013 and enough to help him…
- 8 Jan 2015
WhatsApp Tallies 700m Monthly Active Users
WhatsApp, one of the world's most popular messaging services, is still rising in popularity. The company, whose app is used by people around the world to send texts without paying carrier fees, said…