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Here we will discuss the present information about current world's top three freeware and cross-platform mobile messenger apps WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal.
WhatsApp | Telegram | Signal |
Developed by California based entrepreneurs Jan Koum and Brian Acton, it was released on 24th February 2009 as an Apple application. Blackberry and Android versions were added in November 2009 and August 2010 respectively. WhatsApp was acquired by Facebook on 19th February 2014 for 19 billion USD, which was paid in cash, share and stock units. | Developed by Russian entrepreneur brothers Nikolai Durov and Pavel Durov, it was released on 14th August 2013 as an Apple application, Android versions were added in October, same year. American businessman David “Axel” Neff helped this application to become more user-friendly. Telegram FZ LLC remained the owner but its headquarter was never disclosed openly. | Launched on July 29, 2014, as an IOS based application of Android based RedPhone and TextSecure. Signal Foundation was launched in February 2018 by American entrepreneur Moxie Marlinspike and WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton with $50 million investment. This app become so popular that even Billionaire Elon Musk and Edward Snowden endorsed it over WhatsApp privacy issue in January 2021, making it one of the world's top application. |
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