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WhatsApp breaks records with 54 billion messages on New Years
Patricia Molina| 17 de enero de 2014
WhatsApp altamente concurrido en vísperas de año nuevo
WhatsApp, the most popular messaging application for mobile devices, closed 2013 with a new record: 54 billion messages on a single day. The historic volume was attained last Dec. 31 when 18 billion messages were sent and another 36 billion were received.The app is currently No. 1 on the market, with more than 400 million active users every month and adding at least 100 million new clients during the last four months of 2013, which signifies that talking on the phone and sending e-mails are becoming so yesterday.WhatsApp Messenger is defined as a multiplatform messaging application that allows messages to be sent and received without paying for SMS. It is available for iPhone, BlackBerry, Windows Phone, Android and Nokia, devices that can all communicate with each other via e-mail and Internet, with no additional cost for sending messages and keeping in contact with friends.Besides taking advantage of the basic messaging, WhatsApp users can create groups and send each other an unlimited number of pictures, videos and audio clips.
