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WhatsApp's competitors and similar companies include LinkedIn and Snap.

	WhatsApp WhatsApp is a company developing freeware and cross-platform instant messaging service for smartphones.	LinkedIn LinkedIn is a company that develops a social networking platform.	Snap Snap (formerly known as Snapchat) is a technology company that develops a visual messaging application.
Founding Date	Founding Date 2009	Founding Date 2003	Founding Date 2010
Type	Type Subsidiary	Type Subsidiary	Type Public
Tags	Tags Technology application software consumer software messaging mobile app	Tags Technology platform social networks	Tags Technology messaging mobile app platform
Locations	Locations Menlo Park, US HQ Dublin, IE	Locations Sunnyvale, US HQ Melbourne, AU Sydney, AU Graz, AT Sao Paulo, BR Toronto, CA Beijing, CN see more	Locations Santa Monica, US HQ Sydney, AU Wien, AT Toronto, CA Beijing, CN Shenzhen, CN Paris, FR see more
Employees	Employees 2,9114% increase	Employees 23,705	Employees 5,2617% increase
Financial
Revenue (est.)	Revenue (est.) N/A	Revenue (est.) $17.8b (FY, 2025)	Revenue (est.) $5.9b (FY, 2025)
Funding
Total funding raised	Total funding raised $ 61.1m	Total funding raised $ 319.8m	Total funding raised $ 7.9b

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Sunnyvale, US

LinkedIn is a company that develops a social networking platform.

Santa Monica, US

Employees

5,261↑ 7% increase

Snap (formerly known as Snapchat) is a technology company that develops a visual messaging application.

Financial