This statistic gives information on the daily number of mobile messages sent by WhatsApp users. As of the fourth quarter of 2017, users of the mobile messaging app were sending 60 billion messages each day.
Number of mobile messages sent through WhatsApp as of 4th quarter 2017 (in billions)
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Facebook. (January 31, 2018). Number of mobile messages sent through WhatsApp as of 4th quarter 2017 (in billions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 04, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/258743/daily-mobile-message-volume-of-whatsapp-messenger/
Facebook. "Number of mobile messages sent through WhatsApp as of 4th quarter 2017 (in billions)." Chart. January 31, 2018. Statista. Accessed March 04, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/258743/daily-mobile-message-volume-of-whatsapp-messenger/
Facebook. (2018). Number of mobile messages sent through WhatsApp as of 4th quarter 2017 (in billions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 04, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/258743/daily-mobile-message-volume-of-whatsapp-messenger/
Facebook. "Number of Mobile Messages Sent through Whatsapp as of 4th Quarter 2017 (in Billions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/258743/daily-mobile-message-volume-of-whatsapp-messenger/
Facebook, Number of mobile messages sent through WhatsApp as of 4th quarter 2017 (in billions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/258743/daily-mobile-message-volume-of-whatsapp-messenger/ (last visited March 04, 2021)