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Social Networking Stats: Facebook To Acquire WhatsApp, #RLTM Scoreboard

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According to The Wall Street Journal, it’s “the largest-ever purchase of a company backed by venture capital.” In a blog post about the acquisition, Facebook also noted that WhatsApp’s messaging volume approaches the SMS volume of the entire global telecom industry. 70% of users are active on a given day.