Who owns WhatsApp?

WhatsApp is owned by Meta Platforms, Inc., according to the evidence below.

Official sourceUnited StatesGlobalChecked 2025-12-31

BRAND

Technology & media

Curated identity

OWNED BY

REPORTED OWNER

Meta Platforms, Inc.

Evidence dated 2025-12-31

Official source

EVIDENCE FOR THIS EDGE

Why we show this owner

Official source

legal registerMeta Platforms 2025 Form 10-K

Meta Platforms, Inc. / US Securities and Exchange Commission · Retrieved 2026-08-22

Public company filing; facts cited, content not redistributed

WHAT THE CLAIM MEANS

Relationship, not resemblance

RELATIONSHIPOwned by

The label reflects what the cited source supports.

CONFIDENCEOfficial source

It is not boosted by product or merchant catalogue matches.

MATCH CLASSSource-stated relationship

Company annual filing lists WhatsApp as a Meta product and trademark

TIME BOUNDARY2025-12-31

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