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No, the half billion plus user base, consisting almost entirely of non-Facebook users, is what justified that purchase to Facebook.
by kelseydh 11y ago
No, the half billion plus user base, consisting almost entirely of non-Facebook users, is what justified that purchase to Facebook.
- thomasfoster96 11y agoWhatsApp's revenue that they earned from that user base is what was driving the valuation from the perspective of everyone not in Facebook's camp. Facebook woukdnt have been able to buy WhatsApp if WhatsApp thought they could make more money off that username than Facebook.