WhatsApp | News, Hiring, Layoffs, Competitors, CEO, Fundraising Insights
WhatsApp is a fast, simple, and reliable messaging and calling application used by over 1.5 billion people in more than 180 countries....
WhatsApp is a fast, simple, and reliable messaging and calling application used by over 1.5 billion people in more than 180 countries. It offers free, secure, and private communication through end-to-end encryption, making it accessible on various mobile devices and in low connectivity areas. WhatsApp also provides a dedicated business app to help small businesses connect with customers effectively.
Website
Headquarters
Menlo Park, California
Size
51-200 employees
Industry
Software Development
Specialities
Mobile Applications, Erlang, Messaging, Instant Messaging, Web, Business, End to End Encryption, Secure, Reliable, Private
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⚔️ WhatsApp Alternatives and Competitors →
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🛍️ WhatsApp Product and Pricing News
- WhatsApp has released an update allowing iPhone users to set it as the default app for calls and texts with iOS 18.2.
- WhatsApp can now be set as the default messaging and calling app on iOS 18 with the version 25.8.74 update.
- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman revealed that decrypting WhatsApp messages led to the seizure of over Rs. 90 crore in crypto assets, despite WhatsApp's claim of maintaining message privacy through end-to-end encryption.
- Meta is shifting its revenue strategy from Facebook to WhatsApp, leveraging click-to-message ads and business messaging fees to capitalize on WhatsApp's 2 billion users, with a projected $10 billion annualized run rate by 2024.
- WhatsApp has introduced a feature that lets users control who can see their social media links on their profile with four privacy options.
- WhatsApp launched a feature in the UK and EU allowing users to interact with Meta AI for F1 fan engagement.
- Meta has started deploying its Meta AI conversational assistant in WhatsApp across 41 European countries, allowing users to access generative AI tools directly in their conversations.
- WhatsApp Business announced a new feature allowing users to create collections in catalogs to help customers find items faster.
👔 WhatsApp CEO, Management and Leadership Team
⚔️ WhatsApp Alternatives and Competitors
- Facebook Messenger |
- Signal |
- Slack |
- Telegram |
- Kik |
- Skype |
- Viber |
- Discord |
- Threema |
- Wire |
- iMessage |
- Google Messages |
- LINE
💼 WhatsApp Hiring and Layoffs
- Adi Binder has joined WhatsApp as Director, Product Design in Israel, previously serving as Director, Product Design at Meta.
- Rafi Nulman has joined WhatsApp as Director of Product Management in the San Francisco Bay Area, previously holding a position at another company.
- Jeffrey de Jong has joined WhatsApp as a Data Science Manager in the United Kingdom, previously holding a position at another company.
- WhatsApp is hiring an In-App Brand Marketing Manager to develop and execute in-app editorial content strategies for its global audience.
- Akassh A Mishra has left WhatsApp as a Software Developer in the United States to join Verkada as a Software Engineer.
🤖 WhatsApp Developer, Integration and Automation News
- WhatsApp uses the Signal encryption system.
- MissPompadour uses WhatsApp Business as a key sales channel, achieving a 90% conversion rate by handling 500 customer queries daily.
- WhatsApp handles billions of users daily by using horizontal scalability, load balancing, sharding, and end-to-end encryption to ensure performance and security.
- WhatsApp has been increasingly integrated with Facebook, enhancing user experience and revenue through a strategic partnership since Facebook acquired WhatsApp for $19 billion in 2014.
📈 WhatsApp Financials, Fundraising and Valuation News
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