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WhatsApp

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WhatsApp has appeared in 959 articles since 2015-01. Coverage peaked in 2025Q2 with 30 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside Facebook, Instagram, Meta, India.

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959
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Velocity
-75.0%
growth rate
Acceleration
-0.917
velocity change
Sources
136
publications

Coverage Timeline

2024-07-26
TechCrunch 14 related

Meta says WhatsApp now has more than 100M MAUs in the US and that more than 50% of WhatsApp users in the country have an iPhone; WhatsApp has 2B+ MAUs globally

Watch Out iMessage Sheena Vasani / The Verge : WhatsApp now has 100 million monthly users in the US GSMArena.com : WhatsApp reaches 100 million monthly users in the US Mahmoud Itani / Android Authorit...

2023-02-02
Engadget 3 related

Meta says Facebook had 2B daily active users at the end of Q4, after adding 16M DAUs; WhatsApp crossed 2B daily active users in October 2022

Karissa Bell / Engadget :

2022-04-26
TechCrunch 6 related

Sensor Tower: TikTok was the most downloaded app globally in Q1 2021, reaching 3.5B all-time downloads, followed by Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Telegram

TikTok is one of the world's fastest-growing social media platforms.  Sensor Tower recently released its “Q1 2022 …

2022-02-04
Social Media Today

Facebook's MAUs rose by 2M in Q4, the slowest QoQ growth in its history; Meta's “Family Monthly Active People” grew by 10M, likely due to WhatsApp and Instagram

2021-02-08
Sensor Tower Blog 7 related

Sensor Tower data on top apps worldwide: Telegram led with 63M downloads in Jan. 2021, as Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger downloads fell from Dec. 2020

Julia Chan / Sensor Tower Blog :

2021-01-03
About Facebook 3 related

Facebook says there were 1.4B+ voice and video calls on WhatsApp on NYE 2020 globally, up 50%+ YoY, and 55M+ live streams across Facebook and Instagram

Like all of 2020, last night's New Year's Eve was different.  There were fewer crowds celebrating in the streets around the world.

2019-12-17
App Annie 8 related

Facebook, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram, all belonging to Facebook, were the most downloaded apps worldwide of this decade

Mobile Has Been at the Heart of Major Changes in Consumer Behaviour This Decade Throughout the 2010s we have seen our world transform.

2019-07-26
TechCrunch 1 related

WhatsApp confirms it has more than 400M MAUs in India, its biggest market; according to research firm Counterpoint, India has about 450M smartphone users

WhatsApp has amassed more than 400 million users in India, the instant messaging app confirmed today, reaffirming its gigantic reach in its biggest market.

2019-04-25
TechCrunch 3 related

Facebook says Facebook Stories now has 500M daily users across Facebook and Messenger and WhatsApp's Status has 500M daily users; Snapchat has 190M daily users

Josh Constine / TechCrunch :

2015-09-04
TechCrunch 5 related

Facebook tops App Annie's iOS all-time downloads chart, with Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp also in top 10, Pandora, Clash of Clans top grossing

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :

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WhatsApp has appeared in 752 Techmeme articles since January 2015, making it one of the most-covered entities in the archive. The biggest stories include WhatsApp says it has enabled end-to-end encryption for all forms of communication on its... and FTC, in coalition with 46 state AGs, plus Guam and DC, sues Facebook, alleging Instagram.... Frequently covered alongside Facebook, Meta, Instagram, TechCrunch, and Android. Coverage has increasingly focused on regulation, safety themes.

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2024Q2developer -8pts; research +8pts; funding -8pts
2024Q3enterprise -8pts; developer -8pts; research -8pts
2024Q4safety +12pts; developer +18pts; regulation +15pts

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