3 ms·WhatsApp Was Valued At ~$1.5B In Final Round Before Sale3 points by davidbarker 13y agosp332 13y agoRemember, most of the deal was in FB stock. Maybe the WhatsApp people felt that FB stock is overinflated, and therefore isn't really worth $12B.ulfw 13y agoYea and that's a helluva lot closer to what FB should have paid for it.