WhatsApp Competitors and Similar CompaniesClear all

WhatsApp's competitors and similar companies include X and Skype.

	WhatsApp WhatsApp is a company developing freeware and cross-platform instant messaging service for smartphones.	X X (formerly known as Twitter) is a company that provides a social networking platform.	Skype Skype Technologies is a technology company developing a telecommunications application.
Founding Date	Founding Date 2009	Founding Date 2006	Founding Date 2003
Type	Type Subsidiary	Type Subsidiary	Type Subsidiary
Tags	Tags Technology application software consumer software messaging mobile app	Tags Technology messaging mobile app platform social networks	Tags Technology application software messaging mobile app video conference
Locations	Locations Menlo Park, US HQ Dublin, IE	Locations San Francisco, US HQ Bengaluru, IN Dublin, IE Tokyo, JP Seoul, KR Mexico City, MX Singapore, SG see more	Locations Lëtzebuerg, LU HQ
Employees	Employees 2,9114% increase	Employees 1,1662% decrease	Employees 687
Funding
Total funding raised	Total funding raised $ 61.1m	Total funding raised $ 2.7b	Total funding raised $ 26.8m

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San Francisco, US

X (formerly known as Twitter) is a company that provides a social networking platform.

Lëtzebuerg, LU

Skype Technologies is a technology company developing a telecommunications application.

Funding