The world's biggest social media platform, Facebook has said it will buy the popular app, WhatsApp for $19 billion (equivalent to 11.4 billion Pounds).

WhatsApp is popular with people looking to avoid text messaging charges and has been cited as a rival to BlackBerry Messenger.
Today, WhatsApp has over 450 million monthly users.
For more information on this giant purchase, visit BBC News - Facebook to Buy WhatsApp for $19bn
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