History of Whatsapp: how the app that revolutionized social communication was created
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2025 8:27 am
By Cecilia Gil
?How many messages, voice notes, photos, videos or gifs have you sent on WhatsApp today? How many people do you communicate with on a daily basis thanks to this application? What is clear is that many of us cannot imagine our lives without it.
In case anyone doesn't know, WhatsApp is an instant messaging application that allows users with a smartphone to exchange text messages and content such as images, videos or audios for free. To do so, you only need to have an internet connection or a contracted data service on the device.
This application is one of the most used social networks in the world , specifically the third, as it currently has 2 billion active users . Its conception brought with it the end of SMS and represented a real revolution when it comes to communicating on a daily basis.
For all these reasons, it is interesting to unravel the history of WhatsApp from its conception to the present day. What is behind the most famous instant messaging application in the world?
Jan Koum, the founder of WhatsApp
And that's how Whatsapp was born
WhatsApp 2.0, the instant messaging revolution
Facebook's purchase and entry into the business market
The Cambridge Analytica scandal: the founders say goodbye
A commitment to eCommerce: colombia number data WhatsApp Business is born
2022 and 2023: the arrival of new communication functions
Jan Koum, the founder of WhatsApp
The mind behind this application is Jan Koum , a Ukrainian entrepreneur who emigrated to the United States at the age of 16.
As a young man, he became interested in computers and programming, and thanks to his family's efforts he managed to get into San Jose State University, but like many entrepreneurs of this type, he did not finish his studies. For example, Steve Jobs did not need to.
In 1997 he was hired by Yahoo! and there he met Brian Acton , who would later become a key figure in this story, the co-founder of WhatsApp. The two became close friends and worked side by side within the company for almost 10 years. In 2007 they decided to leave their jobs and take a sabbatical year in South America.
?How many messages, voice notes, photos, videos or gifs have you sent on WhatsApp today? How many people do you communicate with on a daily basis thanks to this application? What is clear is that many of us cannot imagine our lives without it.
In case anyone doesn't know, WhatsApp is an instant messaging application that allows users with a smartphone to exchange text messages and content such as images, videos or audios for free. To do so, you only need to have an internet connection or a contracted data service on the device.
This application is one of the most used social networks in the world , specifically the third, as it currently has 2 billion active users . Its conception brought with it the end of SMS and represented a real revolution when it comes to communicating on a daily basis.
For all these reasons, it is interesting to unravel the history of WhatsApp from its conception to the present day. What is behind the most famous instant messaging application in the world?
Jan Koum, the founder of WhatsApp
And that's how Whatsapp was born
WhatsApp 2.0, the instant messaging revolution
Facebook's purchase and entry into the business market
The Cambridge Analytica scandal: the founders say goodbye
A commitment to eCommerce: colombia number data WhatsApp Business is born
2022 and 2023: the arrival of new communication functions
Jan Koum, the founder of WhatsApp
The mind behind this application is Jan Koum , a Ukrainian entrepreneur who emigrated to the United States at the age of 16.
As a young man, he became interested in computers and programming, and thanks to his family's efforts he managed to get into San Jose State University, but like many entrepreneurs of this type, he did not finish his studies. For example, Steve Jobs did not need to.
In 1997 he was hired by Yahoo! and there he met Brian Acton , who would later become a key figure in this story, the co-founder of WhatsApp. The two became close friends and worked side by side within the company for almost 10 years. In 2007 they decided to leave their jobs and take a sabbatical year in South America.