WhatsApp turns 8: Know 8 unique things about it

Today is the eighth anniversary of WhatsApp. The world’s most popular messaging app was launched on this date, i.e. 24 February. On this occasion, the company has completely changed the status feature for users around the world. This app is global in every sense. It works to connect people from every region, even if their clothes and language are different. It is especially popular in emerging markets like India and Brazil. On the eighth anniversary of WhatsApp launch, we tell you eight things about this app that are surprising.

WhatsApp has 1.2 billion users
WhatsApp has 1.2 billion monthly active users, WhatsApp product manager Randall Sarafa told Gadgets 360 last week. The messaging app announced in February 2016 that more than a billion people use WhatsApp, a figure that grew 20 percent in a year.

50 billion WhatsApp messages are sent every day
WhatsApp users send more than 50 billion messages every day. This information has been given by the company. On the occasion of New Year, more than 14 billion messages were sent in India alone. This figure includes 3.1 billion photos, 700 million GIFs and 610 million videos. On the day of Diwali, a total of 8 billion messages were sent.

80 million GIFs are sent on WhatsApp every day
WhatsApp introduced the feature of sending GIF images in messages to every user in November 2016. Within three months of launching the feature, an average of 80 million GIFs are sent as messages every day. As we told you earlier, this number is very high on special occasions like New Year.

3.3 billion photos are shared on WhatsApp every day
The company said that WhatsApp users around the world share an average of 3.3 billion photos every day. It has been claimed that this is double compared to last year.

760 million videos are shared on WhatsApp every day
The number of videos shared on WhatsApp has tripled. Now an average of 760 million videos are shared every day.

India is the biggest market for WhatsApp
WhatsApp has 160 million users in India. This is the biggest market for the company. The company’s vice president Neeraj Arora revealed this figure while launching the video calling feature in India.

On average, over 100 million WhatsApp video calls are made every day
On an average, more than 100 million voice calls are made every day through WhatsApp. The user benefits from this financially.

An average of 200 million voice messages are sent every day
WhatsApp users send more than 200 million voice messages every day. This figure in itself is a huge challenge for telecom companies.