Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg noted on Wednesday during the company’s Q1 results conference that more than 3 billion people now use it every month in WhatsApp.
Was founded in 2009 and was acquired by Facebook in 2014 for $ 19 billion, free to use WhatsApp and does not serve any ad. Reached the app 2 billion monthly active user mark back in 2020But with the latest milestone, now it is one of a few apps to cross Facebook plus 3 billion user marks.
This is a very user -based WhatsApp make an important business for Meta, especially now that the company has bet on its AI strategy. The company has already said that the app is Its largest distribution platform For AI services.
“We see people engage with MetaAI with several different entry points,” Susan Lee, CFO of Meta, said during a conference call. WhatsApp sees the strongest meta AI in our apps family. ” He also noted that most WhatsApp users engage in one -on -one chats with Meta AI.
Zuckerberg said that while the WhatsApp provides easy access to the features of AI, Meta has had to adopt a different approach to adoption of its AI products in markets like the United States, where most people still prefer to use their phone stock messaging apps to text each other. Is the company’s place New released meta AI app It comes in.
“We hope to be a leader over time [in the U.S. messaging market]But we are in a different position we are in the rest of the world on the WhatsApp. So I understand that Meta AI app as a standstone is especially important for establishing leadership in the United States. But we will continue to advance board experiences in all these different fields.
The company said the Chat app business platform, WhatsApp business is growing, and has earned a large share of $ 510 million in revenue brought by the apps family.
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Meta is being Testing AI tools for WhatsApp BusinessAnd Lee said on Wednesday that the company is building a new AI agent management interface and dashboard that will allow businesses to train Meta’s AI on their information. This information can include the business website, WhatsApp profile, or their Instagram and Facebook page. It is also testing businesses to activate Meta’s AI Chat Boat with customers in chats.