Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and RIL’s Mukesh Ambani talk WhatsApp, JioMart

Small businesses and supporting them is a key focus of Facebook and Reliance Jio’s partnership in India, according to Mark Zuckerberg, who spoke at the company’s ‘Facebook Fuel for India’ event. Zuckerberg made the comments in a conversation with Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) Chairman Mukesh Ambani. He also revealed that WhatsApp has 15 million business app users from India, and that the company was focused on making sure they were building the best tools for these small businesses.

“One of the big opportunities I see with the partnership with Jio Platforms, is the role that we can play together in supporting the millions of small businesses in India – especially now with the impact that Covid is having. It is accelerating the move for a lot of businesses from physical storefronts to digital,” he added.