WhatsApp By Dhwani97 2009 WhatsApp was invented http://www.bgr.in/news/the-rise-of-whatsapp-a-timeline-ss214/ 2009 WhatsApp was invented with an annual fee of $ .99 http://www.bgr.in/news/the-rise-of-whatsapp-a-timeline-ss214/ 2010 WhatsApp support for Android users added - Remain until 2020 http://allreviews.tech/2017/06/21/whatsapp-remains-the-android-version-from-2010-years-support/ 2011 Investment of $8 million from Sequoia Capital https://techcrunch.com/2011/04/08/sequoia-whatsapp-funding/ 2011 WhatsApp messages reached one billion messages per day http://www.bgr.in/news/the-rise-of-whatsapp-a-timeline-ss214/ 2012 Messages encrypted in latest version of WhatsApp https://www.wired.com/2014/11/whatsapp-encrypted-messaging/ 2013 Introduction of voice messaging in WhatsApp http://www.bgr.in/news/the-rise-of-whatsapp-a-timeline-ss214/ 2014 Facebook acquires WhatsApp for $19 billion http://www.bgr.in/news/the-rise-of-whatsapp-a-timeline-ss214/ 2014 WhatsApp introduced 'read receipts'; alerts users when their messages are read by the opposite party https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_WhatsApp 2014 WhatsApp reaches 500 million users https://www.forbes.com/sites/amitchowdhry/2014/04/22/whatsapp-hits-500-million-users/#6f4f3c38702a 2015 WhatsApp temporarily shuts in Brazil for refusal of wiretaps on selected accounts https://techcrunch.com/2015/12/16/brazils-congress-has-shut-down-whatsapp-tonight-and-the-rest-of-the-social-web-could-be-next/ 2015 WhatsApp Web introduced - Allows users to chat on their browser by scanning bar code https://blog.whatsapp.com/614/WhatsApp-Web 2015 WhatsApp introduced voice calling feature, allowing millions to communicate on a broader geographic level https://techcrunch.com/2015/04/21/whatsapp-begins-rolling-out-its-voice-calling-feature-to-ios-users/ 2015 WhatsApp asks users to delete all third-part clients to use its services https://techcrunch.com/2015/01/21/whatsapp-cracks-down-on-third-party-apps-temporarily-bans-their-users-from-its-service/ 2016 WhatsApp announces complete eradication of annual $1 subscription fee https://www.engadget.com/2016/01/18/whatsapp-is-dropping-the-1-annual-fee/ 2016 WhatsApp introduces document sharing feature - PDF only https://techcrunch.com/2016/03/02/whatsapp-adds-support-for-document-sharing-but-only-pdfs-at-launch/ 2016 WhatsApp Web app is introduced for Windows and Mac https://blog.whatsapp.com/10000621/Introducing-WhatsApps-desktop-app 2017 New launch of Whatsapp Status to celebrate birthday https://techcrunch.com/2017/02/20/whatsapp-status/
