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ABOUIT · WHATSAPP1/8
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WhatsApp
  • 2 min to read the privacy policy (303 words)
  • $57.03 a year from each person using its apps, worldwide (their own figure)
ABOUIT · WHATSAPP2/8
Follow the money · what each user brings in
$57.03
a year from each person using its apps, worldwide
“Our annual worldwide ARPP in 2025, which represents the sum of quarterly ARPP during such period, was $57.03, an increase of 15% from 2024.”
मूल अंग्रेज़ी में
ABOUIT'S READINGYour time, priced by them: their own average, from their report to investors.
Meta Platforms, Inc. · annual report (Form 10-K) filed with the US SEC on 2026-01-29
ABOUIT · WHATSAPP3/8
कारण · पैसों के पीछे का खेल
पैसे के पीछे का खेल समझें।
“We generate substantially all of our revenue from advertising.”
मूल अंग्रेज़ी में
इसका क्या मतलब हैपैसा कहाँ से आता है, कंपनी के अपने शब्दों में।
Meta Platforms, Inc. · annual report (Form 10-K) filed with the US SEC on 2026-01-29
ABOUIT · WHATSAPP4/8
कारण · वे निवेशकों से क्या कहते हैं
उनकी कमाई तुम्हारे समय पर निर्भर करती है।
“If we fail to retain existing users or add new users, or if our users decrease their level of engagement with our products, our revenue, financial results, and business may be significantly harmed.”
मूल अंग्रेज़ी में
इसका क्या मतलब हैसाफ़ शब्दों में: जब लोग इसका कम इस्तेमाल करते हैं, तो कंपनी कहती है कि उसके नतीजों पर असर पड़ता है।
Meta Platforms, Inc. · annual report (Form 10-K) filed with the US SEC on 2026-01-29
ABOUIT · WHATSAPP5/8
Follow the money · who owns it
60.8%
of the votes: Mark Zuckerberg
Entities affiliated with BlackRock 2.8%Entities affiliated with FMR LLC 2.4%
ABOUIT'S READINGOne person has the final say. Users have no vote.
Meta Platforms, Inc. · proxy statement (Form DEF 14A) filed with the US SEC on 2026-04-16
ABOUIT · WHATSAPP6/8
पैसे का पीछा करो · लॉबिंग
€10M+
a year on lobbying the EU, as the company declares
यह कहाँ से आयाMeta Platforms Ireland Limited and its various subsidiaries declares spending €10,000,000 or more in a year on lobbying the EU institutions (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025). The company's own figure, not audited.
EU Transparency Register · entry 28666427835-74 · last updated by the company on 2026-03-20
ABOUIT · WHATSAPP7/8
Follow the money · what the bosses are paid for
Their pay is tied to: revenue.
“In 2025, our compensation, nominating & governance committee took into account the company's financial performance, and in particular revenue, when determining the company performance percentage for payouts under the Bonus Plan.”
मूल अंग्रेज़ी में
ABOUIT'S READINGThe bosses earn more when the company earns more.
Meta Platforms, Inc. · proxy statement (Form DEF 14A) filed with the US SEC on 2026-04-16
ABOUIT · WHATSAPP8/8
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WhatsApp: $57.03 a year from each person using its apps, worldwide
WhatsApp: €10M+ a year on lobbying the EU
WhatsApp: $5.88M in three months on lobbying the US government

कारण: वे अपने निवेशकों से क्या कहते हैं

Sentences copied word for word from the latest annual report of the company behind WhatsApp. Companies must tell investors what their business depends on.

“We generate substantially all of our revenue from advertising.”

Where the money comes from, in the company's own words.

Meta Platforms, Inc. · annual report (Form 10-K) filed with the US SEC on 2026-01-29 · source · SHA-256 a1e7244352ab…

“Our annual worldwide ARPP in 2025, which represents the sum of quarterly ARPP during such period, was $57.03, an increase of 15% from 2024.”

Your time, priced by them: their own average, from their report to investors.

Meta Platforms, Inc. · annual report (Form 10-K) filed with the US SEC on 2026-01-29 · source · SHA-256 a1e7244352ab…

“If we fail to retain existing users or add new users, or if our users decrease their level of engagement with our products, our revenue, financial results, and business may be significantly harmed.”

In plain words: when people use it less, the company says its results suffer.

Meta Platforms, Inc. · annual report (Form 10-K) filed with the US SEC on 2026-01-29 · source · SHA-256 a1e7244352ab…

“Our CEO has control over key decision making as a result of his control of a majority of the voting power of our outstanding capital stock.”

They decide how the app works. Users have no vote.

Meta Platforms, Inc. · annual report (Form 10-K) filed with the US SEC on 2026-01-29 · source · SHA-256 a1e7244352ab…

“In 2025, our compensation, nominating & governance committee took into account the company's financial performance, and in particular revenue, when determining the company performance percentage for payouts under the Bonus Plan.”

The bosses earn more when the company earns more.

Meta Platforms, Inc. · proxy statement (Form DEF 14A) filed with the US SEC on 2026-04-16 · source · SHA-256 b10311afcfdd…

लॉबिंग: कंपनी खुद क्या बताती है

EU TRANSPARENCY REGISTER · 2026-03-20 · THE MAKER OF WHATSAPP

Meta Platforms Ireland Limited and its various subsidiaries declares spending €10,000,000 or more in a year on lobbying the EU institutions (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025).

People it declares working on this, in full-time equivalents: 44.

यह किस तरह का आँकड़ा है: This is the company's own declaration. The register does not audit it, and it covers everything the company does, not this app alone. EU only.

source · SHA-256 e3946d093f66…

US LOBBYING DISCLOSURE ACT · 2026-10-20 · THE MAKER OF WHATSAPP

Meta Platforms, Inc. and various subsidiaries reports spending $5,880,000 in three months on lobbying the US government (Jul 2026 to Sep 2026).

यह किस तरह का आँकड़ा है: This is the company's own quarterly report under US law. It covers everything the company does, not this app alone, and only what the law counts as lobbying.

source (bulk file) · SHA-256 05e82712c840…

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WHATSAPP · PRIVACY POLICY
BEFORE · CAPTURED 2025-02-14"Who we are About us Careers Brand Center Privacy"
AFTER · CAPTURED 2025-05-17"About us Careers Brand Center Privacy"

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