WhatsApp

E72083
VoIP service cross-platform messaging service mobile messaging application

WhatsApp is a widely used cross-platform messaging application that allows users to send text, voice, and multimedia messages and make voice and video calls over the internet.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form Occurrences
WhatsApp LLC 2
WhatsApp Web 2
WhatsApp (via Noise-based protocols in some components) 1

Statements (71)

Predicate Object
instanceOf VoIP service ⓘ
cross-platform messaging service ⓘ
mobile messaging application ⓘ
acquisitionBy Meta Platforms, Inc. ⓘ
surface form: Facebook Inc.
acquisitionDate 2014-02-19 ⓘ
acquisitionValue 19000000000 USD ⓘ
authenticationMethod SMS verification ⓘ
phone call verification ⓘ
availableIn multiple languages ⓘ
category instant messaging ⓘ
social networking ⓘ
developer WhatsApp self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: WhatsApp Inc.
formerName Meta Platforms, Inc. ⓘ
surface form: Facebook Inc.
founder Brian Acton ⓘ
Jan Koum ⓘ
hasService WhatsApp self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: WhatsApp Business

WhatsApp self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: WhatsApp Desktop

WhatsApp self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: WhatsApp Web
headquartersLocation Menlo Park, California ⓘ
surface form: Menlo Park, California, United States
license proprietary software ⓘ
monetizationModel business messaging tools ⓘ
owner Meta Platforms, Inc. ⓘ
surface form: Meta Platforms
platform Android ⓘ
Windows ⓘ
iOS ⓘ
macOS ⓘ
web ⓘ
privacyModel end-to-end encrypted personal messages ⓘ
programmingLanguage C++ ⓘ
Erlang ⓘ
Java ⓘ
Objective-C ⓘ
React ⓘ
releaseDate 2009-01-01 ⓘ
requires internet connection ⓘ
phone number registration ⓘ
securityFeature end-to-end encryption by default for messages and calls ⓘ
supportsCallType group calls ⓘ
one-to-one calls ⓘ
supportsFeature WhatsApp self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: WhatsApp Web

broadcast lists ⓘ
business accounts ⓘ
contact blocking ⓘ
document sharing ⓘ
end-to-end encryption ⓘ
group chats ⓘ
image sharing ⓘ
location sharing ⓘ
message reactions ⓘ
multi-device support ⓘ
status updates ⓘ
stickers ⓘ
text messaging ⓘ
two-step verification ⓘ
video calls ⓘ
video sharing ⓘ
voice calls ⓘ
voice messaging ⓘ
supportsGroupSize large group chats ⓘ
supportsMediaType GIFs ⓘ
audio ⓘ
documents ⓘ
images ⓘ
text ⓘ
video ⓘ
supportsOperatingSystem Android ⓘ
Windows ⓘ
iOS ⓘ
macOS ⓘ
web browsers ⓘ
supportsProtocol VoIP ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

WhatsApp → developer → WhatsApp self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: WhatsApp Inc.
WhatsApp → hasService → WhatsApp self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: WhatsApp Business
WhatsApp → hasService → WhatsApp self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: WhatsApp Web
WhatsApp → hasService → WhatsApp self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: WhatsApp Desktop
Meta AI → integratedInto → WhatsApp ⓘ
Meta Platforms, Inc. → owns → WhatsApp ⓘ
Meta → owns → WhatsApp ⓘ
subject surface form: Meta Platforms, Inc.
Meta → primaryProduct → WhatsApp ⓘ
subject surface form: Meta Platforms, Inc.
Meta Platforms, Inc. → product → WhatsApp ⓘ
this entity surface form: WhatsApp Messenger
this entity surface form: WhatsApp LLC
Meta → subsidiary → WhatsApp ⓘ
subject surface form: Meta Platforms, Inc.
this entity surface form: WhatsApp LLC
WhatsApp → supportsFeature → WhatsApp self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: WhatsApp Web
this entity surface form: WhatsApp (via Noise-based protocols in some components)