Meta Acquires WhatsApp

Announced February 19, 2014 — $19B

What happened

WhatsApp was a cross-platform mobile messaging application used for text, voice, and video communication.

Meta's acquisition history

48th of 109 tracked deals

Disclosed prices

26 of 109 Meta deals

Meta's average disclosed price

$933.3M

Meta's largest disclosed deal

Tracked acquisitions in 2014

130 across all acquirers

Meta in Mobile messaging

1 acquisition

When did Meta acquire WhatsApp?

Meta acquired WhatsApp on February 19, 2014. This was Meta's 48th publicly tracked acquisition out of 109 we have on record.

How much did Meta pay for WhatsApp?

Meta paid $19B for WhatsApp.

What does WhatsApp do?

WhatsApp was a cross-platform mobile messaging application used for text, voice, and video communication.

What other Mobile messaging companies has Meta acquired?

WhatsApp is Meta's only publicly tracked acquisition in Mobile messaging so far.