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Jan Borysovych Koum [a] (born February 24, 1976 [1]) is a Ukrainian-American billionaire businessman and computer programmer. He is the co-founder and former CEO of WhatsApp, a mobile messaging app which was acquired by Facebook in 2014 for US$19.3 billion.
WhatsApp adds the ability to react to messages with any emoji. [43] 2023 May Product WhatsApp announces users will be able to edit messages up to 15 minutes after being sent. [44] 2023 June Product WhatsApp announces Channels, a feature that allows one-to-many communication for updates, and no defined limit for number of followers.
WhatsApp (officially WhatsApp Messenger) is an instant messaging (IM) and voice-over-IP (VoIP) service owned by technology conglomerate Meta. [13] It allows users to send text, voice messages and video messages, [14] make voice and video calls, and share images, documents, user locations, and other content.
In 2009, Jan Koum and Acton co-founded WhatsApp, [4] a mobile messaging application which was acquired by Facebook in February 2014 for US$19 billion. Acton left WhatsApp in September 2017 to start the Signal Foundation. [5] According to Forbes (2020), Acton is the 836th-richest person in the world, with a net worth of $2.5 billion. [4]
WhatsApp is introduced for both Windows and Mac operating systems. [32] January 2018: WhatsApp launches WhatsApp Business, a platform for small enterprises where they can connect with customers. [33] April 2018: WhatsApp co-founder and CEO Jan Koum announces he’s leaving the company after clashes with Facebook, saying “I sold my users ...
Omar Tomas Wasow (born December 22, 1970) [1] is an assistant professor in UC Berkeley’s Department of Political Science. He is co-founder of the social networking website BlackPlanet . Life
WhatsApp founder and Chief Executive Officer Jan Koum is leaving Facebook Inc., just a few years after his messaging app was acquired by the social-media giant for $22 billion.. Koum posted his ...
Umar or Omar is a common name (Arabic: عمر) in Arabic-speaking and Muslim populations in general. Omar is represented in Islamic traditions, meaning 'flourishing, long-lived'. The name dates back to the emergence and military success of Islam, which were partly due to the second caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab (also spelled Omar, r. 634–644).