WhatsApp Competitors and Similar CompaniesClear all

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

	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.	Viber Viber is a company that develops a cross-platform calling and instant messaging app.
Founding Date	Founding Date 2009	Founding Date 2006	Founding Date 2010
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 media messaging mobile app platform video
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 Luxembourg, LU HQ Минск, BY Sofia, BG Paris, FR Bnei Brak, IL Yangon, MM Moscow, RU see more
Employees	Employees 2,9114% increase	Employees 1,1662% decrease	Employees 7041% increase
Funding
Total funding raised	Total funding raised $ 61.1m	Total funding raised $ 2.7b	Total funding raised N/A

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San Francisco, US

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

Luxembourg, LU

Viber is a company that develops a cross-platform calling and instant messaging app.

Funding