It has just been reported that Facebook is buying WhatsApp for $16 billion according to a Form 8K filed with the SEC. The deal involved Facebook paying $4 billion up front in cash and $12 billion in Facebook stock for the messaging company. There will also be another $3 billion in restricted stock units which will be granted to WhatsApp’s founders and employees but these shares will vest over four years after the close of the deal.
WhatsApp has grown at a phenomenal rate with over 450 million people using the service. This number grows at a staggering 1 million new registered users each day. It has a very healthy userbase, with almost 70% of registered customers logging in each day.
Facebook also announced today that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire WhatsApp, so it’s official.
At this point details on the future status of WhatsApp’s services were not disclosed.
Damn
And just when we though there is an ad social networking free service out there
We find facebook buying and wrecking it
First instagram
Now whatsapp
And just to add I deactivated my facebook accounts years ago becuz I dont want to just another dummy who helps facebook generate ad revenue without even knowing it and who accepts that facebook tracks his internet usage
great! the perfectly good whatsapp is going to be ruined by facebook just like youtube was ruined by google