WhatsApp was founded in 2009 by Jan Koum and Brian Acton and acquired by Facebook (now called Meta) in 2014. It is a popular instant messaging app designed to provide secure and convenient communication.
Basic Information
- Developer: WhatsApp was founded by Jan Koum and Brian Acton in 2009 and acquired by Facebook in 2014.
- User base: It currently has over 2 billion active users in over 180 countries/regions worldwide.
Key Features
- Messaging: supports sending multiple types of messages such as text, images, videos, audio files and documents.
- Voice and Video Calls: Users can make high-quality voice and video calls over the Internet.
- Group Chat: Supports the creation of groups, which facilitates communication among multiple people at the same time.
- End-to-end encryption: All messages and calls are encrypted end-to-end to ensure user privacy and data security.
How to use
Users can register WhatsApp with their mobile phone number, and after installation, WhatsApp will automatically synchronise with the contacts in the address book of the mobile phone that are already using WhatsApp. WhatsApp doesn't charge for international SMS, and only needs to be connected to the Internet to send messages.
