That WhatsApp is the most widespread and used messaging applicationaround the world is something that no one escapes anymore. However, the differences between countries and also on the different platforms are palpable. To attest that this messaging tool continues to be a success, we now know a new achievement in its history: exceeding the one thousand million downloads on Google Play A record that was only a matter of time before he managed to reach it.
And it is necessary to contextualize this milestone by taking into account the importance of this fact. This is the second application that does not belong to Google to achieve it The first, how could it be otherwise, is the social network Facebook, to which WhatsApp now also belongs, although it works independently. With this, it demonstrates the potential and traction of users that this messaging tool is having all over the world. Reason enough to have disbursed more than 21 million dollars for it, despite the fact that does not generate such benefit
Thus, it is curious that during this last year WhatsApp has continued to grow despite the adversities and the inmobility of the companyWe must not forget that, after the announcement of the purchase by Facebook many decided to stop using this application for fear that their privacy remain in question. And it is that 2014 was the year of the leaks and government espionage In addition, and despite announcing that it is working on the calls through from the Internet a few days after the purchase process began, they are still widely expected after a year.
A year in which the appearance of WhatsApp has not been updated to the design that large companies have developed for the applications and their operating systems. Where the only official novelty so far has been the web version of this application. Something quite expected but that tastes little to the more than 700 million that use it every month actively on all mobile platforms of the moment.
However, the application continues to grow and increase its number of downloads Regardless of its outdated design or that there are a good number of alternative applications with more advanced, more secure and more features useful And the power of WhatsApp resides precisely in its simplicity and number of users Thus, it remains the most likely option to communicate with a person of whom you have the telephone number In addition, its outdated application means having a simplicity of use so that anyone, whatever their age range, can can use it. And not only that, also through any mobile. Something that enables its expansion in the developing markets, where it continues to succeed.
With all this in mind, it seems worthy of the achievement achieved a few days ago, having surpassed one billion downloads only on Google Play , the app store for the Android platform. The second app not created by Google that gets it
