Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg revised objectives placed before WhatsApp. Having recently he said that the service should aim to reach 1 billion users, now he wants at least two times the number. "I think WhatsApp will become the largest global platform for text messaging," said Zuckerberg at an event in Mexico City. "I think we have the opportunity to connect 2-3 billion people in it."
Only two weeks ago the number of active users exceeded 600 million WhatsApp, which is the absolute leader in its segment. At the same time, the financial model WhatsApp - a fee of $ 1 per year after a free year - is considered to be poorly thought out and analysts express doubt that in this form he will be able to recover the billions that Facebook spend to acquire WhatsApp. WhatsApp social network buy in a deal whose value may exceed $ 16 billion. Zuckerberg's company pay 4 billion in cash, 12 billion in Facebook shares and additional 3 billion in investments over the next four years. Then the board of directors asked Zuckerberg whether such large-scale investment is justified, to which he replied that if WhatsApp he took hold of markets in developing countries and become part of the global information strategy of the company, this will have a direct benefit to Facebook .
Only two weeks ago the number of active users exceeded 600 million WhatsApp, which is the absolute leader in its segment. At the same time, the financial model WhatsApp - a fee of $ 1 per year after a free year - is considered to be poorly thought out and analysts express doubt that in this form he will be able to recover the billions that Facebook spend to acquire WhatsApp. WhatsApp social network buy in a deal whose value may exceed $ 16 billion. Zuckerberg's company pay 4 billion in cash, 12 billion in Facebook shares and additional 3 billion in investments over the next four years. Then the board of directors asked Zuckerberg whether such large-scale investment is justified, to which he replied that if WhatsApp he took hold of markets in developing countries and become part of the global information strategy of the company, this will have a direct benefit to Facebook .
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