WhatsApp announces that it has 2 billion active users in the world

WhatsApp on iPhone

WhatsApp has become one of the most essential applications you have the device you have, if you release a new iPhone or Android, the first thing to do is go to the application store and download WhatsApp. We can say that it has been a revolution in communicating and, it must be valued, it was the first modern messenger application that opted to expand and he knew before anyone else how the smartphone market moves.

Being the first has many advantages and after more than 10 years, WhatsApp has just announced in an official statement that it has exceeded the figure of 2 billion users worldwide.

WhatsApp keeps growing

Awaiting the official launch of the dark mode, this has not been the only novelty that has made WhatsApp the most used messenger application in the world. Throughout these 10 years The application has been able to renew and introduce improvements, no matter how much you arrived first, if your application is bad you don't get 2,000 million users.

In addition the growth of the platform is being exponential, just a couple of years ago it had 1,500 million active users, now has managed to increase that figure to 2,000 million in record time.

WhatsApp on iPhone

In the official statement, the company wanted to highlight the Privacy & Security of its application thanks to the encryption of messages, something that has not always worked, you just have to remember the hacking of the iPhone X of the CEO of Amazon through a video sent by WhatsApp.

"Private conversations that were previously only possible in person, can now be done regardless of large distances through chats and video calls. There are too many special and significant moments that occur on WhatsApp and we are grateful and honored to be able to reach this goal.".

It has certainly been an achievement that place WhatsApp as one of the most important applications today, hopefully the improvements keep coming in the next few years.