C
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1,500,000,000
1,500,000,000 — monthly active users for WhatsApp (2019)
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Evidence graded
Value
1,500,000,000
Unit
Count
Data Vintage
2019
Entity
Study Type
Unknown
Geography
Global
Trend
Stable
Evidence Quality
C
Moderate quality evidence
Useful directional data with some methodological gaps. Treat as indicative rather than definitive — corroborate before citing in formal research.
Score breakdown
Extraction
50
Source Trust
20
Citation Chain
90
Independence
30
Methodology
50
Freshness
40
Sources (11)
ShareThis
Primary
Tier B
https://sharethis.com/thought-leadership/2019/01/important-social-media-marketing-trends-in-2019-2/ ↗
Source Article
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DataReportal
· Original study ↗
Methodology
Extracted from Wayback Machine archive of DataReportal (2019). Total number of monthly active users on WhatsApp.
Study: Unknown
Trend Over Time
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 9 | |
| 2014 | 4 | -50.0% |
| 2019 (current) | 1,500,000,000 | +33333333233.3% |
| 2021 | 2 | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0% |
| 2024 | 2,780 | +138900.0% |
| 2025 | 1,470,000,000 | +52877597.8% |
| 2025-Q1 | 100,000,000 | -93.2% |
| 2026 | 20 | -100.0% |
| December 29, 2025 | 2,000,000,000 | +9999999900.0% |
| Feb 2026 | 80 | -100.0% |
| Jan 2025 | 97 | +21.4% |
| January 2025 | 89 | -8.3% |
| July 2023 | 2,000,000,000 | +2236686025.8% |
| October 2025 | 96 | -100.0% |
| Q2 2014 | 465,000,000 | +482865943.6% |
Segmentation
Industrymedia_entertainment
RegionGlobal
Channelsocial
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WhatsApp: 1,500,000,000 monthly active users. Source: ShareThis (2019). Via Lighthouse Research Data — https://lighthousedata.io/data/monthly-active-users-whatsapp-2019
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/monthly-active-users-whatsapp-2019" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>1,500,000,000</strong> — monthly active users for WhatsApp<br><small>Source: ShareThis (2019) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/monthly-active-users-whatsapp-2019" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Data</a></small></blockquote>
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