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WhatsApp Turns 8: Here Are 8 Incredible WhatsApp Stats You Don't Know

WhatsApp Turns 8: Here Are 8 Incredible WhatsApp Stats You Don't Know g3j5q

By Gadgets 360 Staff | Updated: 25 February 2017 11:12 IST

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WhatsApp now has 1.2 billion monthly active s
WhatsApp s send 50 billion messages per day
3.3 billion images and 80 million GIFs are shared on WhatsApp daily

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WhatsApp – the near-ubiquitous messaging app – celebrates its eighth birthday today, February 24, and it's marking the occasion by WhatsApp’s launch, here’s a look at eight stats about the app that will probably surprise you. 6m4r50

1) WhatsApp has 1.2 billion s 5o6e3b

WhatsApp has a staggering 1.2 billion monthly active s, WhatsApp Product Manager Randall Sarafa told Gadgets 360 last week. The messaging app in February 2016 announced that over one billion people use its app, and the number has increased 20 percent since. It is among the few community-driven apps to have over a billion s, the others being Facebook, YouTube, and Facebook Messenger.

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2) 50 billion WhatsApp messages sent per day 4t4p5q

WhatsApp s send well over 50 billion messages per day, the company on the day of Diwali.

3) 80 million GIFs sent per day on WhatsApp 62q5y

WhatsApp started allowing s to send GIFs as messages in November 2016, and within three months, over 80 million GIFs are shared on an average day, according to the company - though as we pointed out above, on special occasions such as New Year's Eve, the number gets a lot higher.

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4) 3.3 billion photos shared on WhatsApp per day 4m2g70

WhatsApp s across the world send as many as 3.3 billion photos on the platform on an average day, a number that is said to have doubled over the past year.

5) 760 million videos per day shared on WhatsApp daily 6b3x2a

The number of videos shared on WhatsApp has seen even faster growth, tripling to 760 million videos sent per day.

6) 200 million s in India, WhatsApp's biggest market 6c2q3w

WhatsApp has over 200 million s in India, the company's co-founder Jan Koum said in a in November 2016, meaning that it gained 40 million s in roughly 4 months.

7) Over 100 million WhatsApp voice calls per day o5t6t

Over 100 million voice calls are made on WhatsApp every single day, allowing people to connect with each other without incurring huge costs.

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8) Over 200 million voice messages sent per day on WhatsApp 4t2y5s

WhatsApp s send over 200 million voice messages per day, a staggering number by all s.

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