WhatsApp reaches 1 billion daily users worldwide

NEW DELHI, July 27: Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp on Wednesday announced that 1 billion people around the world use its app every day.

WhatsApp was founded by Jan Koum and Brian Acton in 2009 and was acquired by social media giant Facebook in 2014 for $22 billion.

Facebook had reached 2 billion monthly active users worldwide last month.