Facebook, on Monday announced that its Messenger app has reached the 500 million active user milestone. The figure has increased rapidly from 200 million users in April.
Breaking the news, Peter Martinazzi, Director of Product Management, Facebook said “Messaging is an important part of how people stay connected and since Messenger launched in 2011 we’ve been passionate about giving people a faster and more expressive way to communicate. Today more than 500 million people are using Messenger each month and we’re more committed than ever to make it the best possible messaging experience”.
“Messenger was the first of our standalone apps, and unlike our core Facebook apps, it focused on one use case – messaging. With Messenger, you can reach people instantly. It is just as fast as SMS but gives you the ability to express yourself in ways that SMS can’t. You can send stickers or videos, take selfies, chat with groups and make free calls. We’ve also continued to improve speed and reliability. Updates to Messenger ship every two weeks so it continues to evolve and improve”, said Peter Martinazzi.
“This is an exciting milestone but with a half billion people relying on Messenger to communicate and connect, it is also a reminder that there is so much left for us to do”, added Peter Martinazzi.
Facebook Messenger allows users to send videos, stickers, make free calls, chat with groups and more. The company claims to have also improved the speed and reliability of the app, and ships updates to the app every two weeks. |