Brief Information
About - WhatsApp Messenger or simply WhatsApp is an American freeware, cross-platform instant messaging software and voice-over-IP service for smartphones. WhatsApp is used by more than 2 billion people in over 180 countries to stay in touch with friends, family or everyone. It supports sending text and voice messages, making voice and video calls, sharing images or GIF, documents, user location, and other content, providing users with simple, secure, reliable messaging service. WhatsApp was launched in January 2009 by Brian Acton and former Yahoo employee Jan Koum, later WhatsApp was acquired by Facebook Inc in February 2014 for approximately US$19.3 billion.
Name - WhatsApp
Also known as - WAPP
Tagline -
- Simple. Secure. Reliable messaging.
- Simple. Personal. Real Time Messaging.
Creator Name - Brian Acton and Jan Koum
Logic Behind - The logo for the mobile app should be neatly organized and simple, as well as attractive to the user whose interface people like. The logo was designed by Brian Acton and Jan Koum during the early stages of development of the WhatsApp app. However, the programming design of the logo can be outsourced to a third party designer. Its purpose is reflected in the design of the app, in which two different elements have been used in the design of the logo, first the text bubble and second the icon of the telephone. Although the WhatsApp app was originally made for mobile phones, a careful look at the logo would reveal an old landline phone inside. The app works as a message carrier more effectively like a landline phone.
Story Behind - In January 2009, Koum and Acton realized the potential of the app industry segment on the Apple App Store after purchasing an iPhone, after which they discussed the messaging app with Koum's friend Alex Fishman. The idea was to create a platform application that would allow people to communicate in the form of live chat, instead of sending SMS, and "show their status next to people's names". Koum invented the name of the messaging app based on the sound of the English phrase "What's Up". Which is commonly used for greeting. what's new? How are you? Or What's going on? etc.
Owned By - Facebook, Inc.
Sector or Industry - Tech Company
Creation Date - January 2009
Country of Origin - United States
Valuation - Unknown
Ranking - Unknown
GBIN - 1232213918
Ambassador - Unknown
Website - https://www.whatsapp.com/ or https://web.whatsapp.com/
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