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Within a week, WhatsApp introduces an update allowing users to disable this feature so that message recipients do not send acknowledgements. [17] 2015: January 21: Product: WhatsApp launches WhatsApp Web, a web client which can be used through a web browser by syncing with the mobile device's connection. [18] 2015: January 21: Product
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 (officially WhatsApp Messenger) is an American 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.
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.
Meta has also acquired Oculus (which it has integrated into Reality Labs), Mapillary, CTRL-Labs, and a 9.99% stake in Jio Platforms; the company additionally endeavored into non-VR hardware, such as the discontinued Meta Portal smart displays line and partners with Luxottica through the Ray-Ban Stories series of smartglasses. [21] [22]
The company clarified that people should use their authentic real-world names but need not use their legal names. [448] 2014: October 6: Acquisition: Facebook officially completes the acquisition of WhatsApp, and WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum agrees to match Mark Zuckerberg's $1 salary. [449] 2014: October 23: Product
He became the world's youngest self-made billionaire [a] in 2008, at age 23, and has consistently ranked among the world's wealthiest individuals. According to Forbes, as of February 2025, Zuckerberg's estimated net worth stood at US$254.1 billion, making him the second richest individual in the world, [2] behind Elon Musk and before Jeff Bezos.
Within a week, WhatsApp introduces an update allowing users to disable this feature. [17] Jan 21, 2015: WhatsApp launches WhatsApp Web, a web client which can be used through a web browser by syncing with the mobile device's connection. [18] Jan 21, 2015: WhatsApp announces its policy on cracking down on 3rd-party clients, including WhatsApp+. [19]