A year ago, WhatsApp only had half the users it has now. According to company data that was charted for us by Statista, the cross-platform instant messaging service has been on a tear, picking up an average of 25 million new active users each month.
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Users were initially worried when Facebook acquired WhatsApp in mid-February for a whopping $19 billion, but between April and August, WhatsApp has gained as many users as it did between April and August of last year. In other words, mobile messaging is still as strong as it ever was.
