It has private chat that’s end-to-end encrypted, and it has public groups without encryption. You can think of it as a mash-up of WhatsApp and Telegram. It has a host of services to offer in one app. In contrast, Viber broke even in Q4 2019 and registered a full year of profitability in 2020. WhatsApp’s new policy aims to change that, and Telegram wants to experiment with ads after a failed ICO. How does Viber make money?Ĭhat apps such as WhatsApp and Telegram have gained popularity, but they haven’t made a lot of money. It uses some concepts of Open Whisper protocol used in Signal, but the app claims that its source code for encryption is different. Viber’s journeyĪ year later, the messenger began introducing end-to-end encryption for one-to-one chats. In 2014, Japanese telecom giant Rakuten acquired Viber for $900 million. In 2012, the company began to develop the app as a messaging product with features such as stickers. Initially, the app just focused on person-to-person calling to compete with the likes of Skype. Viber was founded in 2010 by Talmon Marco and Igor Magazinnik, who worked together in the Israel defence force.
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