How many WhatsApp messages are sent every second?

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The answer

1.2 million messages

Over a million. Every single second.

How to get there

1. 100 billion messages a day
2. ÷ 86,400 seconds
3. = about 1.16 million

Source: TechCrunch, October 2020: about 100 billion messages a day

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