Whatsapp turned 12 years old, more than 1 billion calls are being made every day

Whatsapp announced on Thursday that instant messaging platforms have completed 12 years. Announcing its 12th anniversary, FB -owned company revealed that it handles more than 1 billion calls per day. WhatsApp was started in February 2009 and was originally designed to status between its users. However, over time it was further developed and made a full messaging platform. Finally, the company also added the feature of voice and video calling to it. The company did not stop here and also started WhatsApp Bills to provide payment service to the app users. However, from the beginning of the year, the company is also facing criticisms about the new privacy policy.

A posted on Thursday Tweet Through WhatsApp announced to complete 12 years. The tweet talked about some of the earlier declared figures, which has been talked about more than two billion (2 billion) monthly active users and 100 billion (10 billion) messages. However, it has also been reported that the app known for its instant messaging experience handles more than 1 billion daily calls.

Whatsapp added voice calling support in its app in February 2015 and started providing video calling facility in November 2016. The company also added group voice and video calling support in August 2018. Apart from calling, WhatsApp users were also given the option to share stickers and gifs and the latest feature in the app was added as WhatsApp Bills, which is to transact money.

In 2009, WhatsApp, launched by former Yahoo employees Brian Acton and Jan Koum, was acquired by FB in February 2014. However, after this, the confidentiality of WhatsApp should also start questioning. Many experts say that the company does users data with Facebook and its subsidiaries.

The debate over the privacy of users on Whatsapp increased further when the company talked about implementing its new privacy policy. However, the company also clarified that the new policy is only for business account and it will not affect the account of common users. Instead of implementing this policy in February, the company delayed it by 15 May.