WhatsApp has more than 2 billion users

Facebook's growth may be slowing down, but WhatsApp is more dominant than ever. The messaging app now counts more than 2 billion monthly users, Facebook announced on Wednesday.

WhatsApp is the second Facebook-owned service to reach the 2 billion user milestone. Facebook passed 2 billion monthly users in 2017, but its growth has since slowed amid privacy scandals and increasing scrutiny from officials around the world. Recently, the company has instead emphasized metrics for its "family of apps," which includes Facebook, WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram.

But WhatsApp's growth has remained strong even as Facebook's has slowed. The messaging app is the main texting app used in much of the world, and the app is consistently among the most-downloaded. Read more...