WhatsApp is a cross-platform instant messaging and voice-calling service founded by Brian Acton and Jan Koum, launched in 2009 and acquired by Facebook in 2014 for approximately $19 billion, one of the largest technology acquisitions at the time. It became the most widely used messaging app in much of the world outside the United States and China, notable for adopting end-to-end encryption by default for its messages and calls.
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Sector (GICS) Offering Kind Connections
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WhatsApp is owned and operated by Meta Platforms, Inc.
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1. Wikipedia, WhatsApp
WikipediaLead section, paragraph 1, ownership clause
Owned by Meta Platforms, the service allows users to send text messages, voice messages, and video messages
Lead section, paragraph 1, launch sentence
WhatsApp was launched in May 2009.
Introduction, GICS sector classification
WhatsApp Messenger, commonly known simply as WhatsApp, is an American social media, instant messaging (IM), and Voice over IP (VoIP) service accessible via desktop and mobile app.
Introduction, offering kind classification
WhatsApp Messenger, commonly known simply as WhatsApp, is an American social media, instant messaging (IM), and Voice over IP (VoIP) service accessible via desktop and mobile app.
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