How WhatsApp grew from near-failed app to Meta's next monetization push - CNBC


8/18/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 8 months ago
by Leah Collins

Push notifications changed everyone for WhatsApp, taking what looked like a failed app idea to what is now the most used communications app in the world.

In this weekly series, CNBC takes a look at companies that made the inaugural Disruptor 50 list, 10 years later. Following the launch of the iPhone in 2009, Former Yahoo! employees Brian Acton and J… [+7330 chars]

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