The world's most popular instant messaging app for major mobile and desktop platforms from WhatsApp Inc., wholly owned by Meta Platforms. As of 2025, more than two billion people use WhatsApp every ...

While all three apps will continue to work as stand-alone applications, the underlying messaging infrastructure will be integrated. For example, a Facebook Messenger user could message a WhatsApp user ...

In an effort led by CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook has plans to rearchitect WhatsApp, Instagram direct messages, and Facebook Messenger so that messages can travel across any of the platforms. The New ...

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