Facebook today, Wednesday announced that purchased the instant messaging application WhatsApp for 16 billion (EUR 11 650 million), that What is the most important acquisition of the world’s largest social network, which recently celebrated its tenth anniversary.
Of the total, 4 billion dollars (2.9 billion euros) will be delivered in cash, and the remaining 12 billion (8.75 MME) in Facebook shares. The group also provides pay 3 billion dollars (2.18 MME) in shares to founders and employees WhatsApp within four years after the completion of the transaction.
“WhatsApp is a step of connecting a billion people. services that reach these levels are invaluable,” said President and founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg. “WhatsApp built a mobile messaging service in real time who won a leadership position with a very rapid growth,” still reads a statement from Facebook.
In the same document, the largest social network in the world underlines that the service has more than 450 million monthly users, 70% of which are frequently active users, and that a million people there opens daily account.
The volume of messages sent by WhatsApp approaches “SMS of the total volume of the world’s mobile operators,” still reads the statement.
Investors did not seem very excited about this announcement with the Facebook stock on the New York Stock Exchange falling by 4.50% to $ 65, about 22:30 (Lisbon time).
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