When did WhatsApp come to India?

WhatsApp was launched in India in mid-2010 and soon became the most popular messaging app in the country, reaching 400 million users by mid-2019. The app may soon reach 500 million users in India and is still being used by people in the country, despite the new privacy policies in place.

When was WhatsApp launched date?

February 2009
WhatsApp/Initial release dates

WHO launched WhatsApp in India?

WhatsApp was co-founded by former Yahoo employees Brian Acton and Jan Koum back in 2009. In February 2014, Facebook acquired Facebook for 19 billion dollars. At the time of the deal, it was the biggest acquisition made by the social media giant. Since then, WhatsApp focused on offering more features to the users.

How many Indians on WhatsApp?

There are over 487 million WhatsApp users in India alone, making it the leading country in terms of WhatsApp audience size. Second-ranked Brazil had 118.5 million WhatsApp messenger users. WhatsApp is the mobile messenger is the most popular messaging service worldwide.

Who invent WhatsApp?

Jan Koum
Brian Acton
WhatsApp/Founders

WhatsApp was founded by Jan Koum and Brian Acton who had previously spent 20 years combined at Yahoo. WhatsApp joined Facebook in 2014, but continues to operate as a separate app with a laser focus on building a messaging service that works fast and reliably anywhere in the world.

When WhatsApp was launched in Pakistan?

After months at beta stage, the official first release of WhatsApp launched in November 2009, exclusively at the App Store for iPhone. In January 2010, support for BlackBerry smartphones was added; and subsequently for Symbian OS in May 2010, and for Android OS in August 2010.

Why is WhatsApp 16?

WHATSAPP AGE UK: The messaging service, which is Facebook-owned, is raising their age limit from 13 – up to 16. This is due in part to the new EU date privacy regulations. The revamp in the rules means many youngsters will need to grow up a bit more before they can chat with their friends on WhatsApp.