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WhatsApp took to Twitter to announce that it set a new one-day record for its messaging service. The company confirmed that it processed a whopping 18 billion messages on New Year’s Eve. The company accepted 7 billion inbound messages and sent out 11 billion outbound messages. According to The Next Web, these stats trump Apple’s iMessage service which handles 1 billion messages each day.
WhatsApp has been on fire recently. Subscriber numbers are growing and the company recently inked a deal with Hong Kong wireless carrier Three that provides customers with unlimited access to the WhatsApp network for a meager HK$8 (US$1) per month. WhatsApp was also rumored to be in acquisition talks with Facebook, but that rumor proved to be false.
[Via WhatsApp and The Next Web]
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Kelly Hodgkins
Kelly spent the last four years covering mobile technology at places like BGR, Gizmodo and The Unofficial Apple Weblog. Before writing, she spent a few years working with and teaching others how to use Adobe Flash and Macromedia Director. Even earlier than that, she spent several years as a Ph.D student in Microbiology. When she's not writing, she can be found fishing the lakes and hiking the mountains of Western Maine with her husband and tribe of children. You can follow her on Twitter @kellyhodgkins.
