JAN KOUM

WhatsApp has released a new feature called "Switch Camera Mode" which allows users to easily switch between the front and back cameras while on a video call. The feature is now available for both iOS and Android devices, and can be accessed by tappi...

The messaging app has verified that voice notes sent in status updates would be encrypted from beginning to end. This ensures that only the person users specify in their privacy settings may listen in on them.

Whatsapp is free to use, and there are no advertisements; despite it, Whatsapp earns millions of dollars every year.

WhatsApp co-founder talks about why he feels Big Tech is culpable for the decline of privacy.

Exploring the motivation and the mind space of founders who moved on, and left their legacy behind.

Recently, Gautam Gambhir stepped down as the captain of Delhi Daredevils, and decided to forego his entire Rs 2.8 crore salary.

WhatsApp founder Jan Koum’s exit may have been accelerated by his differences over pay service.

In a jolt to Facebook, WhatsApp co-founder and CEO Jan Koum has decided to move on amid reports that he had a difference of opinion with parent company Facebook over data privacy, encryption and other issues. Koum announced his exit from WhatsApp im...

WhatsApp messaging service co-founder has urged users to "delete" Facebook amid a massive data harvesting scandal in which information of 50 million people was leaked allegedly to influence the 2016 US presidential election. WhatsApp co-founder Bria...

WhatsApp will reinvent the status feature coinciding with the app's 8th birthday on February 24.

Instant messaging giant Whatsapp will be dropping its $1 yearly subscription fee in the next few weeks, founder Jan Koum said at DLD conference.

Koum disposed of Facebook stock worth nearly $300 million. It is even more interesting in the light of Koum’s rags-to-riches history.

Mobile messaging app WhatsApp now has 900 million regular and active users around the world, following the addition of 100 million users in last five months.

Malaysia-based Pudur is ranked at 10th position on the list with a personal fortune of USD 4 billion.

While some tech executives are quick to splurge on yachts and mega-mansions, others aren't so flashy with their riches.

Koum joined the board of Facebook earlier this month after the Menlo Park, California-based social network closed its acquisition of WhatsApp.

The instant messaging space has been growing by leaps and bounds. It is worth noting that WhatsApp had 200 million users in August 2013.

MBuddy, the WhatsApp variant from Sistema Shyam allows folks who can't afford Android to do unlimited messaging on their CDMA phones.

Facebook bought the startup in February for a jaw-dropping $19 billion. It’s fun to look back on how founder Jan Koum launched WhatsApp into the world.