Facebook is paying $19 billion to acquire WhatsApp, and it looks like the purchase amy turn out to be a good one. WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum says the messaging service has reached more than 500 million users, up 100 million fro December. He also revealed that WhatsApp users are sharing over 700 million photos and 100 million videos every day.

Koum went on to explain the service is growing fastest is countries like Brazil, India, Mexico and Russia. “We could go on, but for now, it’s more important that we get back to work – because here at WhatsApp, we’re just getting started,” Koum said in today’s announcement.

Source: The Next Web