By Seb Joseph

Mobile messaging service WhatsApp has demonstrated its growing popularity after it racked up a billion monthly users for the first time ever.

The record breaking figures show the service is continuing to go from strength to strength since its acquisition by Facebook with 42bn texts and 250m videos being sent by the service daily.

Attracted by its lack of monetisation and usage fees, users have gravitated toward the service in increasing numbers.

Despite this apparent dominance, WhatsApp still trails in key markets such as China and South Korea, where local players such as WeChat and Kakao Talk hold sway.

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Source: The Drum