WhatsApp Channels surpasses 500 million monthly active users, announces Mark Zuckerberg

Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday announced that messaging platform WhatsApp channels surpassed the 500 million monthly active users milestone.

WhatsApp had unveiled Channels in September, a one-way tool to share updates with the followers. The channels are separate from the chats. The channels which you follow are not visible to other followers.

WhatsApp had said it also protects the personal information of both the channel admins and the followers.