WhatsApp users globally made 1.4 billion voice and video calls on New Year’s Eve

San Francisco: WhatsApp users the world over made more than 1.4 billion voice and video calls on New Year’s Eve, the most ever calls in a single day on the platform, Facebook said.

As Covid-19 made meeting with friends and family tough, WhatsApp calling on New Year’s Eve 2020 increased over 50% compared to the same day last year, the company said on Friday.

Video calling became arguably the most in-demand feature in 2020 as people turned to technology to stay in touch and get things done in the face of social distancing and stay-at-home mandates.