WhatsApp Reaches 2 Billion Users Just two years ago, the free messaging service reported 1.5 billion users. It was initially founded<br />back in early 2009. The new milestone is thanks to <br />WhatsApp's increasing popularity <br />in developing countries like India. WhatsApp also used the accomplishment to reiterate <br />its stance on providing end-to-end encryption. WhatsApp, via blog post The ad-free application was purchased by Facebook in 2014 for $19 billion. WhatsApp is the second app <br />owned by the social media <br />giant to hit two billion users.
