WhatsApp: Over 1.4 billion video and voice calls were made on New Year’s Eve

Facebook has revealed that WhatsApp witnessed 50 percent increase in video and voice calling on New Year’s eve 2020 in comparison to last year. WhatsApp is one of the most popular messaging apps all over the world and the service lets you conveniently make calls for free without any time restriction. As many people were staying indoors due to coronavirus pandemic, a lot of them used WhatsApp to make calls during New Year Eve.

As per the stats shared by Facebook, more than 1.4 billion video and voice calls were made globally on New Year’s eve. The social media giant also witnessed more than 55 million live broadcasts globally across Facebook and Instagram during the occasion.