--- description: That's 100 million more than in April title: WhatsApp Now Has 600 Million Monthly Users image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9470a5e0a098a751/698682d63617602f2890aa1d/470487009-1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Technology](/tag/technology/) ## Technology Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # WhatsApp Now Has 600 Million Monthly Users by [Victor Luckerson](/author/victor-luckerson/) ## Victor Luckerson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 25, 2014 3:35 PM CUT  <> on February 19, 2014 in San Francisco City. <> on February 19, 2014 in San Francisco City.Justin Sullivan—Getty Images by [Victor Luckerson](/author/victor-luckerson/) ## Victor Luckerson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 25, 2014 3:35 PM CUT Popular messaging service WhatsApp has reached 600 million monthly active users, [according](https://twitter.com/jankoum/statuses/503725598414368768 "undefined") to the company’s CEO, Jan Koum. WhatsApp was [approaching](http://time.com/70772/whatsapp-500-million-users/ "undefined") the half-billion user mark when Facebook agreed to buy the company for $19 billion in February, and passed that figure in April. WhatsApp is one of a variety of SMS alternatives that allow users to send mobile photos and messages to each other via the Internet. Line, a app popular in Asia, has 400 million users and Facebook’s own Messenger service has 200 million. Facebook’s purchase of WhatsApp is expected to be completed by the end of the year. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3174670/whatsapp-600-million-users/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3174670/whatsapp-600-million-users/"},"headline":"WhatsApp Now Has 600 Million Monthly Users","datePublished":"2014-08-25T15:35:09.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T09:50:20.085Z","description":"That's 100 million more than in April","url":"https://time.com/3174670/whatsapp-600-million-users/","keywords":["Technology","facebook","whatsapp","Companies"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9470a5e0a098a751/698682d63617602f2890aa1d/470487009-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Victor Luckerson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/victor-luckerson/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9470a5e0a098a751/698682d63617602f2890aa1d/470487009-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Fackbook Acquires WhatsApp For $16 Billion","caption":"Fackbook Acquires WhatsApp For $16 Billion","creditText":"Justin Sullivan—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/technology/","name":"Technology"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3174670/whatsapp-600-million-users/","name":"WhatsApp Now Has 600 Million Monthly Users"}}]}] ```