How Facebook Messenger clawed its way to 1 billion users

 Facebook’s gamble of forcing users to download Messenger has paid off. Despite the backlash, Messenger has doubled its user count in twenty months to reach the one billion user mark five years after its debut. Messenger joins Facebook, its acquisition WhatsApp, and Google’s YouTube in the billion user mobile user club. The app has racked up some other impressive stats. Each month… Read More