# WhatsApp

id: ent_whatsapp  
wikidata: Q1049511  
kind: product  
timeline: /timelines/whatsapp.md  
page: /record/whatsapp  

Meta Platforms-owned mobile instant messenger and social media service

## All claims

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- [WhatsApp](/record/whatsapp.md) | feature_added | Guest calling | valid 2026-10-14 to present | conf 0.70 | valid | [clm_BABF20FDC28B](/claim/clm_BABF20FDC28B.md)
  sources: https://about.fb.com/news/2026/10/introducing-whatsapp-guest-calling/
- [WhatsApp](/record/whatsapp.md) | x_username | WhatsApp | valid 2009-05-15 to present | conf 0.60 | unverified | [clm_015F696BEBF2](/claim/clm_015F696BEBF2.md)
  sources: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1049511
- [WhatsApp](/record/whatsapp.md) | license | proprietary license | valid undated to present | conf 0.70 | unverified | [clm_555C55940F60](/claim/clm_555C55940F60.md)
  sources: https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/#terms-of-service, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1049511
- [WhatsApp](/record/whatsapp.md) | website | https://whatsapp.com | valid undated to present | conf 0.45 | unverified | [clm_60EDCB16AF39](/claim/clm_60EDCB16AF39.md)
  sources: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1049511
- [WhatsApp](/record/whatsapp.md) | founded | 2009-02-24 | valid 2009-02-24 to present | conf 0.85 | unverified | [clm_9390625FFF96](/claim/clm_9390625FFF96.md)
  sources: https://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2014/02/19/exclusive-inside-story-how-jan-koum-built-whatsapp-into-facebooks-new-19-billion-baby/, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1049511
- [WhatsApp](/record/whatsapp.md) | founder | Jan Koum | valid undated to present | conf 0.70 | unverified | [clm_B0F4F425F06A](/claim/clm_B0F4F425F06A.md)
  sources: https://www.whatsapp.com/about?lang=fr_FR#:~:text=WhatsApp%20a%20%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20con%C3%A7u%20en,les%20plus%20intimes%20sur%20WhatsApp., https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1049511
- [WhatsApp](/record/whatsapp.md) | founder | Brian Acton | valid undated to present | conf 0.70 | unverified | [clm_CE4B35589DC4](/claim/clm_CE4B35589DC4.md)
  sources: https://www.whatsapp.com/about?lang=fr_FR#:~:text=WhatsApp%20a%20%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20con%C3%A7u%20en,les%20plus%20intimes%20sur%20WhatsApp., https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1049511
- [WhatsApp](/record/whatsapp.md) | headquarters | Menlo Park | valid undated to present | conf 0.70 | unverified | [clm_DC5CA7A0C7E2](/claim/clm_DC5CA7A0C7E2.md)
  sources: https://leadiq.com/c/whatsapp/5a1d8d6b540000530074044b, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1049511
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