Messaging app Whatsapp has recorded another global milestone, announcing that 100 million calls are being made via the platform daily.
Whatsapp founder Jan Koum shared the information via his Facebook profile on June 24, by first looking back at how difficult it previously was to communicate by someone in a different location.
“When I first moved to the USA, making a phone call to friends and family that I left in Ukraine was a frustrating process. You had to pick up a phone that was connected to a wall and hope that the person you were calling was near their phone on the other end,” noted Koum, adding that “Years later, mobile phones began to make this a bit easier, but switching SIM cards and worrying about your mobile plan still made it challenging to call home.”
“Since the early days of WhatsApp, we’ve worked to tear down the boundaries that stand between people staying. in touch with their friends and family. A little over a year ago, we made it possible to make calls using WhatsApp – for those times when it’s important to hear a voice on the other end of your phone. Today, we’re proud that people are making 100 million calls a day on WhatsApp!” he added.
Whatsapp, which has since been acquired by Facebook, had a 1 billion monthly active users sending 42 billion messages per day as of February this year.
In its official blog, Whatsapp stated: For more than a year, people have used WhatsApp Calling to talk with friends and family around the world. It’s a great way to stay in touch, especially when connecting with people in other countries, or when messages alone won’t do. Today, more than 100 million voice calls are made every day on WhatsApp – that’s over 1,100 calls a second! We’re humbled that so many people have found this feature useful, and we’re committed to making it even better in the months to come.”
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