Jan Koum

WhatsApp was founded by Brian Actor and Jan Koum in 2009. Facebook acquired it in 2014 for $22 billion.

Ukraine-Russia crisis has brought under focus how Ukraine is influencing the technology world and carries the roots of many known companies and platforms including WhatsApp, PayPal, Grammarly, and Snapchat.

Facebook has reportedly decided not to sell ads on WhatsApp - a controversial plan that forced Brian Acton and Jan Koum, who founded the mobile messaging service, to quit nearly two years ago.

Facebook has reportedly decided not to sell ads on WhatsApp - a controversial plan that forced Brian Acton and Jan Koum, who founded the mobile messaging service, to quit nearly two years ago.

Neeraj Arora is the latest executive to depart from Facebook, more specifically WhatsApp, during a year that has been tumultuous for the social networking giant.

Acton spent eight years with WhatsApp before leaving the company in September last year.

Gail Kent, Global Public Policy Lead on Security at Facebook, made the statement in a blog post on Monday.

WhatsApp has been given a relatively free hand since 2014, but in recent months its two co-founders have announced their resignations, opening the door to closer integration.

If promoted to the top job at WhatsApp, Neeraj Arora will be joining the league of Indian-origin CEOs of global tech majors such as Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Google CEO Sundar Pichai.

Jan Koum's exit from Facebook Inc. could prove costly. A speedy departure may prevent him from collecting as much as $1 billion in stock awards.

Jan Koum leaving WhatsApp after clashing with Facebook over strategy and attempts to use its personal data and weaken its encryption, people familiar with the matter said.

Koum confirmed his departure from WhatsApp Monday on his Facebook page.

The billionaire chief executive of WhatsApp, Jan Koum, is planning to leave the company after clashing with its parent, Facebook, over the popular messaging service's strategy and Facebook's attempts to use its personal data and weaken its encryption, according to people familiar with internal discussions.

WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton is departing from the company to start a non-profit organisation.

WhatsApp’s Snapchat Stories’ clone has managed to achieve more than 250 million daily users as well, much more than what Snapchat itself enjoys currently.

WhatsApp was founded by Brian Actor and Jan Koum in 2009. Facebook acquired it in 2014 for $22 billion.

Ukraine-Russia crisis has brought under focus how Ukraine is influencing the technology world and carries the roots of many known companies and platforms including WhatsApp, PayPal, Grammarly, and Snapchat.

Facebook has reportedly decided not to sell ads on WhatsApp - a controversial plan that forced Brian Acton and Jan Koum, who founded the mobile messaging service, to quit nearly two years ago.

Facebook has reportedly decided not to sell ads on WhatsApp - a controversial plan that forced Brian Acton and Jan Koum, who founded the mobile messaging service, to quit nearly two years ago.

Neeraj Arora is the latest executive to depart from Facebook, more specifically WhatsApp, during a year that has been tumultuous for the social networking giant.

Acton spent eight years with WhatsApp before leaving the company in September last year.

Gail Kent, Global Public Policy Lead on Security at Facebook, made the statement in a blog post on Monday.

WhatsApp has been given a relatively free hand since 2014, but in recent months its two co-founders have announced their resignations, opening the door to closer integration.

If promoted to the top job at WhatsApp, Neeraj Arora will be joining the league of Indian-origin CEOs of global tech majors such as Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Google CEO Sundar Pichai.

Jan Koum's exit from Facebook Inc. could prove costly. A speedy departure may prevent him from collecting as much as $1 billion in stock awards.

Jan Koum leaving WhatsApp after clashing with Facebook over strategy and attempts to use its personal data and weaken its encryption, people familiar with the matter said.

Koum confirmed his departure from WhatsApp Monday on his Facebook page.

The billionaire chief executive of WhatsApp, Jan Koum, is planning to leave the company after clashing with its parent, Facebook, over the popular messaging service's strategy and Facebook's attempts to use its personal data and weaken its encryption, according to people familiar with internal discussions.

WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton is departing from the company to start a non-profit organisation.

WhatsApp’s Snapchat Stories’ clone has managed to achieve more than 250 million daily users as well, much more than what Snapchat itself enjoys currently.