WhatsApp: Communication App Used for More Than 100 Million Voice Calls Per Day, Company Says
Today, more than 100 million voice calls are made every day on WhatsApp," said a post on the company blog. The Facebook-owned messaging service launched its voice calling feature last year.
JAN KOUM-CEO & FOUNDER OF WHATSAPP
When I first moved to the USA, making a phone call to friends and family that I left in Ukraine was a frustrating process. You had to pick up a phone that was connected to a wall and hope that the person you were calling was near their phone on the other end. Years later, mobile phones began to make this a bit easier, but switching SIM cards and worrying about your mobile plan still made it challenging to call home. Since the early days of WhatsApp, we've worked to tear down the boundaries that stand between people staying in touch with their friends and family. A little over a year ago, we made it possible to make calls using WhatsApp – for those times when it's important to hear a voice on the other end of your phone. Today, we're proud that people are making 100 million calls a day on WhatsApp!