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Mom: "We can't afford food." Son: Makes $19 billion from 1 app
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WhatsApp is the most popular messaging app in the world - valued at over $1.5 billion dollars.
100 billion messages are sent each day on the app by over 2 billion active users. And it all started with a Ukrainian immigrant who dropped out of college and lost both of his parents.
Growing up with little money and no support, he worked as a janitor before learning how to code and becoming a hacker. When he started WhatsApp, he had no choice but to work in a cold office - clinging onto blankets for warmth - and on cheap Ikea tables.
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@hook 2 жыл бұрын
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@user-si9mb7rq6e 2 жыл бұрын
Hello
@ronakkumawat 2 жыл бұрын
Please share the ikea story
@JamesYeang 2 жыл бұрын
Was this video completed entirely on story blocks?
@ronakkumawat 2 жыл бұрын
Ikea?
@alichehab5804 2 жыл бұрын
This is very inspirational.
@alexgriffin9345 2 жыл бұрын
This is very inspirational. I always use WhatsApp to call family in Ukraine and it’s nice to know that a Slavic brother has made this app
@victorblock3421 2 жыл бұрын
Jewish, not Slavic
@parkour8281 2 жыл бұрын
Well this didn’t age well
@NoName-rl3fh 2 жыл бұрын
Current stuff doesn't mean it aged bad, either.
@pastlane2011 2 жыл бұрын
I admire the integrity both these young men have. Well done to you both, you deserve the success you achieved. Enjoy your life.
@tetsuky 2 жыл бұрын
saddest thing happened to whatsapp was being sold to facebook :(
@craigm6062 2 жыл бұрын
I agree, Facebook and all social media is the devil.Hopefully future generations can see that
@TheAcadianGuy 2 жыл бұрын
@@craigm6062 dont exagerate
@susankariuki449 2 жыл бұрын
@@craigm6062 true
@jlawrence0181 2 жыл бұрын
@@susankariuki449 Agreed.
@syzygy4365 2 жыл бұрын
@@craigm6062 trust me they can. My son told me I'm on my phone too much and I felt instantly guilty. I'm a business owner but it's still feels like an excuse.
@familyintraining6636 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this story! Very interesting!
@YourCash 2 жыл бұрын
11:46 This shows that no matter how much technology you have in your life, nothing, absolutely nothing, can replace a face-to-face meeting. This face-to-face meeting was a major turning point for WhatsApp.
@syzygy4365 2 жыл бұрын
Great take away thank you!! 🥰
@jfitch3319 2 жыл бұрын
Ive lately been hooked to all of your stories keep it up!
@history-jovian 2 жыл бұрын
Same
@CaspersUniverse 2 жыл бұрын
'Hook'ed
@epicness_gamer 2 жыл бұрын
….
@abbayhvhreigns7iloveyeshua650 2 жыл бұрын
What an Amazing Story Thank you for Sharing
@MrGreen-nl3yv 2 жыл бұрын
What a lot of people of my generation failed to is that its trial and error that builds the wealth not what you wear or what degrees you have.
@ayomideakinsiku7892 2 жыл бұрын
A tendency to retaliate against people who bullied him. What's he supposed to do? Of course he needs to retaliate.
@gardensofthegods 2 жыл бұрын
So did he feel bullied by Zuckerberg ? ... one would think so
@3rdnlong 2 жыл бұрын
Haha I was reading this as he said it
@navajyotichetia8968 2 жыл бұрын
The worst business model- offering for free. Offer something free and you should always be super successful
@thealchemistdaughter3405 2 жыл бұрын
What a amazing story.. Thank goodness the for USA s immigration program .. Once in a free and supportive country this young man could truly blossom..
@adlozi 2 жыл бұрын
"free and supportive country" hahaa
@jestersage8700 2 жыл бұрын
@@adlozi ungrateful privileged people wouldn't see America as free or supportive. Many people who come from a place that's deprived of what America has realize just how lucky and fortunate they're yet all the people who complain seem to do nothing but stay
@DerFabikanal 2 жыл бұрын
Next video: The 8 year old astronaut who invented Lucky Charms
@marinellemercado3169 2 жыл бұрын
Watching here in Riyadh God bless keep safe always
@yuuji3795 2 жыл бұрын
i remember watching this guys first videos, he grew so much
@rastaricky9584 2 жыл бұрын
Where did they get the funding? $250k could not sustain their efforts. Please explain.
@Dreamwriter4242 2 жыл бұрын
If it's just two or three people, $250k can pay for over a year of full time efforts, even in Silicon Valley, if you are frugal (ie, working in a coffeeshop rather than paying a lease). And it's possible that the two founders were living off of their Yahoo savings rather than eating into the $250k themselves.
@Ralfscho 2 жыл бұрын
Cool story, no very cool story. And thx for sharing, very well done. I don't think that his coding was his most outstanding trade, but the fact that he wanted to create something everybody can enjoy and staying true to his values. Unfortunately there's not many people around with such a trade.
@luisv7117 2 жыл бұрын
I WILL NEVER EVER EVER SELL TO facebook
@xannybar7480 2 жыл бұрын
hearing other peoples success makes me cry. Not a jealous or bad cry, but a cry knowing that could be me.
@MalaysianBallProductions 2 жыл бұрын
Ur stories are the best!!!
@amrisyafari3946 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for compiling such a useful story.
@Simdopness 2 жыл бұрын
You know what i find sad. Its the fact that in the End his creation was left to a person who didnt undergo the struggles in the making of the app
@goldHydrangeas 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah decades ago. some dude by name of “Moises” used many people and scammed us into promoting marketing the app and never paid us but stole my contacts and network and never paid us. Thousands you owed me you swindler!! 😡
@NSWTrainLinkVlogs 2 жыл бұрын
One of the best channels on KZfaq
@tordoff80 2 жыл бұрын
ive never used whatsapp but that guys story is really good well done to him
@kristin332 2 жыл бұрын
why are they always janitors
@reubenedwards5286 2 жыл бұрын
Patient and meticulous
@ravichanana3148 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing success story.
@beastman.330 Жыл бұрын
One of the Best mini documentaries .
@tosinoyelese7795 2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video by Hook as usual! 👌🏾
@donttalkcrap Жыл бұрын
It would be fantastic if it weren't for all the GLARING ERRORS. How can someone amass so my subscribers when the research is so badly done that he cannot get place names, and even people's names correct. It's not that difficult. But the adulation you heap on him is not warranted.
@nikhilpatil8013 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this amazing content 😍😍😍Love from India
@Veenbuen1 2 жыл бұрын
Co-Founders to Zuckerberg in the meeting: “Get your a** in the office!”
@history-jovian 2 жыл бұрын
Lol
@somerandomfella 2 жыл бұрын
Good timing! Whatsapp will have a very strong competitor this year. One that won't invade your privacy for starters.
@derklee 2 жыл бұрын
Who?
@somerandomfella 2 жыл бұрын
@@pyrite7639 nope. It's not just another encryption app either. You'll see once it's released.
@user-zc2hz3yj2k 2 жыл бұрын
@@somerandomfella why so secretive? Just say the name
@joegrayii 2 жыл бұрын
Signal already is......
@wallstreetbro 2 жыл бұрын
Privacy will always be an issue
@danjajeff1404 2 жыл бұрын
That pretty Interesting. I always wondered who created WhatsApp. My wife is a Mexican citizen so when I met her I lived in Massachusetts at the time. We started talking through Facebook Messenger, then she Actually got me on WhatsApp. Cellphone Data Rates and fees are Much Much Different Here in Mexico than in the US. Like here in the US we have Unlimited Plans, and even prepaid Unlimited plans, but not in Mexico.also it's much Easier there cause all of your contacts are there. I have Friends in Mexico, Obviously, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Cashmere India, Russia, England, Canada lol all over
@wozamigamez592 2 жыл бұрын
It is pronounced Kashmir not Chashmere. Also is there a city named obviously?
@CUBETechie 2 жыл бұрын
3:15 Whats wrong with retaliate against bullying?
@Vitamortis. 2 жыл бұрын
0:05 nah discord supremacy
@OKayD3N 2 жыл бұрын
How do they make money? Just by selling data?
@sf8262 2 жыл бұрын
Pretty much, Facebook changed the privacy policy of the app so now they can collect a ton of data from it, which is extremely useful for their advertising services. They also offer WhatsApp Business which I think costs money. Back in the day, the app costed $1 a year, and at the time they had 700 million users, so that's 700 million dollars. When it was making that much, Facebook said the app was only being monetized "in a limited fashion" which indicates they are probably making much more money now, probably in the billions
@tytusv.6047 2 жыл бұрын
I love your videos
@noahgray2927 2 жыл бұрын
Great video. Cool story
@goosehonkernot5201 2 жыл бұрын
Mom: we can't afford food Kid: fine, I'll do it myself.
@stanleywalden6177 2 жыл бұрын
I'm very impressed with this person visions, drive and determination to create Whatsapp after experiencing many failures and the death of both parents snd Never gave up to build his dreams
@aliffdanieal4273 2 жыл бұрын
Great story !!
@funtimeswithcarbonater2728 2 жыл бұрын
This was crazy to listen to Nice video!
@niyigold777 2 жыл бұрын
Home of motivational and inspirational documentaries
@alichehab5804 2 жыл бұрын
This is very inspirational.
@garc0n 2 жыл бұрын
Bruh my mom will be shocked after hearing about this.
@MaytaneVideos 2 жыл бұрын
Inspiring!
@BeyondPatmos 2 жыл бұрын
@6:01 Yahoo is not a startup competing with Google, you got it the other way around
@prumchhangsreng979 2 жыл бұрын
19Billions is alot. U can spend for a life time and be stress free. Yeah u may get depression and bs. But WHO wudnt want to wake up and not caring about dept, tax, food anything
@_nimrod92 2 жыл бұрын
I rather have that type of depression than being hungry and depressed.
@greendro6410 2 жыл бұрын
Great video 👍
@chrisbaker2669 2 жыл бұрын
With $19 billion you should be able to afford food.
@suryansh70 Жыл бұрын
very inspiring and insightful
@modelka222 2 жыл бұрын
me watching this while on my WhatsApp. hehe
@GrandMasterLynx 2 жыл бұрын
I never heard of WhatsApp I must be living under a rock
@petrichor259 2 жыл бұрын
You must be an apple sheep.Thats why
@swarnangkogangulyrecr8tvt155 2 жыл бұрын
5:55 kindly change the caption here....
@BlockTechGold 2 жыл бұрын
in other words how one guy sold all of his clients privacy
@herdi1510 2 жыл бұрын
7:06 Lucky Him, he has Brian
@NoName-rl3fh 2 жыл бұрын
The fact that facebook and twitter both rejected him tells you a lot about how garbage they really are.
@michaeltichowitsch1633 2 жыл бұрын
Good on the bloke I thought u said he left his poor mum dounds like he did a swell job ,money cant buy love
@ibrahimmtotomeka 2 жыл бұрын
Great content as usual, you are taking long to upload new videos though...we suggest you consider this.
@MrGigi-dz9cv 2 жыл бұрын
Not given my personal data to Facebook, not going to.
@byou6359 2 жыл бұрын
Gee and here I AM saving up for an Ikea item ...hey hey !!!
@adrishkumarde4155 2 жыл бұрын
such a great video
@marky-poo3580 2 жыл бұрын
Great video as always hook! Great job! :D
@ericcarabetta1161 2 жыл бұрын
I guess I just don't understand what the point of WhatsApp is, why would anyone pay for an extra messaging service when your phone already has one? Are all these people just like the suckers who still pay for AOL? No wonder Zuckerborg was so desperate to buy it.
@Sora_Nai 2 жыл бұрын
WhatsApp allows you to message with anyone around the world for free with out international fee. They are the first ones to have that feature but now o most all social media platforms already have it.
@vellam8766 2 жыл бұрын
everyone needs a Brian
@ronakkumawat 2 жыл бұрын
@hook please share IKEA story
@lifeofanentrepreneur 2 жыл бұрын
Desperation makes new creations
@kennethwebber1896 2 жыл бұрын
Oh ! forgot put Amazon as well.
@ProtonC100 2 жыл бұрын
8:22 lol
@maximecj5095 11 ай бұрын
Who wouldn’t accept 19$ Billion 😂😂🙏🏻
@BrandonCallifornia 2 жыл бұрын
Even Zuckerberg doesn’t use WhatsApp… he also uses signal messenger.
@goldHydrangeas 2 жыл бұрын
Because WhatsApp was known to crash phone when people first downloaded as they had virus and it steal your contacts and networks information and of course destroy your destroyed phone that they aren’t responsible to replace or fix.
@BrandonCallifornia 2 жыл бұрын
@@goldHydrangeas pretty much simple, even Zuckerberg doesn’t believe in the security of WhatsApp. That’s why he uses Signal App instead 🤓
@goldHydrangeas 2 жыл бұрын
@@BrandonCallifornia question is… Does he REALLY uses it? Or just says he *uses* because he owns stocks in it? Hmmm 🤔
@anshuman1357 2 жыл бұрын
Love from india
@PlushPlanet 2 жыл бұрын
1:26 THE WHAT'S EVERYDAY LIFE
@mr19471985 2 жыл бұрын
Interesting story
@pinoyhappynetwork Жыл бұрын
The most incredible thing about this is I don't care and I don't use the app at all. 😆
@Alex38369 Жыл бұрын
If you don’t care then why are you watching this vid?
@menu3833 2 жыл бұрын
BIG MISTAKE WHATSAPP MERGE WITH FACEBOOK !!!!
@Damian1876. 2 жыл бұрын
Am using it right now while watching this video
@johnbatchler8551 2 жыл бұрын
Well in this society family values went out the door now it becomes me only
@vanessavincentcampos9995 2 жыл бұрын
IS THERE SUCH AN APP. THAT DOES NOT INVADE NOR RECORD ALL YOUR PERSONAL DATA UPLOADS AND DOWNLOADS? I PERSONALLY BELIEVE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE AN INTERNET IS A MEDIA CONDUIT WHERE YOU HAVE TO RISK GIVING UP PERSONAL INFORMATION TO BE ABLE TO USE ANY APP.
@chucklarock8010 2 жыл бұрын
Once you said he was jewish, I was like yup it didn't take him anything to become rich.
@tronghungdao251 2 жыл бұрын
IT'S NOT SAFE DON'T USE IT.
@history-jovian 2 жыл бұрын
Umm i don't care whatever S**** you talk and nobody else cares about it too.
@Slayer-33 2 жыл бұрын
Oh Nooo, lol no I'm not stopping my usage.
@jeremybailey6809 2 жыл бұрын
He made one of the best scammer based apps in history.
@samuelp1227 Жыл бұрын
My Facebook was hacked and banned so now my whatsapp doesn't work either....just silly now.
@StereotypedMe_ 2 жыл бұрын
Superb. This confirms mark z didnt make FB at all rather get from other visionary people. Curious with his newest act of meta though...
@rujackswing618 Жыл бұрын
This is no Accident that he had aspirations for Code... Some kid are born to do Great Things... Some of us will have opportunities to do good, but Our Families & So-Call Friends will Drag us into a Cesspool of Destruction... Great Humans will escape the Madness of the Narcissistic Totalitarians W/ Dictators Dreams... Love Self, Cultivate, Peace..!!!
@Best_GTA_Clips 2 жыл бұрын
Less go
@sakshamgoyal7222 2 жыл бұрын
Next story should be Discord
@TeraGreene1 2 жыл бұрын
Wasn’t the guy who is being held in the States for sedition someone who used Signal and that’s the evidence they could see and are using? I am curious how “secure “ WhatsApp and signal are. I shifted to Signal last year and don’t use WhatsApp; but, what’s the “safest”? I guess nothing really is! 🤷♀️ PS: great video! I love watching your stories. First time commenting. Keep up the good work!
@fondrees 2 жыл бұрын
If facebook owns it, its fmdefunately not whatsapp.
@sonicgamerplayz9634 2 жыл бұрын
Yo ur vids are amazing
@PIKAGEOGUESSR Жыл бұрын
the day i watch it the next day the soviet union leader died
@PlushPlanet 2 жыл бұрын
Ah yes, Key-v, Ukraine
@jetsetjourneysofficial 2 жыл бұрын
funny how encryption was introduced twice
@georgekrax 2 жыл бұрын
It is not valued at 1.5 billion since Facebook bought it for 19 billion. It is worth at least 19 billion dollars
@lottatroublemaker6130 2 жыл бұрын
OMG, they had to go across the school yard, even when it was below freezing❗️❗️❗️ 🥶😶🌫️🥶 ❄️🌬❄️ BELOW FREEZING❗️❓❗️ 🌬❄️🌬 Those poor children, how could they possibly survive❓❓❓☺️😂☺️😂☺️
@TsadikTsadik 2 жыл бұрын
Nice story, but I am pretty sure ICQ was ahead of them.
@flashchrome 2 жыл бұрын
4 commercials is 4 too much.
@flashchrome 2 жыл бұрын
Edit: 6 commercials is bark raving mad.
@danielhedrick5643 2 жыл бұрын
Hook sounds familiar...does he have an other site?
@eduardpeeterlemming 2 жыл бұрын
Who invented skype?
@history-jovian 2 жыл бұрын
Don't know
@laetussanta 2 жыл бұрын
Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis
@XO43137 2 жыл бұрын
Why did FB buy WA when it has M?
@doknome9942 2 жыл бұрын
It's called," if u can't defeat the competition, buy the competition "
@xyx7gaming269 2 жыл бұрын
What a story
@MAGAKING20246 2 жыл бұрын
How do you make an app
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