WhatsApp channel surpasses 500 million monthly active users mark

WhatsApp's Channels feature, similar to Instagram, has reached 500 million monthly active users within the first 7 weeks of its launch. The feature allows one-way broadcasting of text messages, photos, videos, stickers, and polls. WhatsApp is also working on a searchable directory for users to find channels of interest. Additionally, the app is developing a polls feature for channels, with privacy being a priority to protect users' phone numbers.

WhatsApp channel surpasses 500 million monthly active users mark
WhatsApp's Channels feature, similar to Instagram, has reached 500 million monthly active users within the first 7 weeks of its launch. The feature allows one-way broadcasting of text messages, photos, videos, stickers, and polls. WhatsApp is also working on a searchable directory for users to find channels of interest. Additionally, the app is developing a polls feature for channels, with privacy being a priority to protect users' phone numbers.