Facebook‘s goal has always been to connect the world, and now it seems that it is well on its way to achieve this. Messenger is now being used by over one billion people across the globe!
And yes, this is a huge milestone – even for an Internet giant like Facebook.
And Facebook Messenger is also much more than “just a messaging app”: every day users all over the world are sharing over 22 million GIFs. The app has counted success after success, each time it offered something new – whether it was sending flowers for Mothers’ day or playing soccer or basketball games with your friends…
Now, if you think about the fact that Facebook‘s also owns WhatsApp, and its 1 billion MAUs, you can easily relate and understand how important Facebook has become in helping people all over the world communicate. Simply unbelievable, right?
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Some Stats To Remember:
- – Facebook Messenger is used by over 1 billion people across the world.
- – The most popular sticker pack on Messenger was Angry Birds
- – Users send 22 million GIFs every day – that’s 254 GIFs per second!
- – People have played 1.2 billion games of basketball, and 250 million soccer games
- – Users have sent 300 million flowers for Mothers’ day, and over 360 million for Valentine’s Day
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