As many as 1.4 billion voice and video calls made on WhatsApp across countries in one day, that is New Year’s Eve.

January 2,2021 New Delhi

“In 2020, people turned to technology to stay in touch and get things done in the face of social distancing and stay-at-home mandates, and video calling became arguably the most in-demand feature,” Facebook said in its blog. The company added that while New Year’s is usually the busiest night for this company, the New Year’s Eve in 2020 set new records for WhatsApp. When compared to New Year’s Eve in 2019, an increase of 50 per cent has been recorded in WhatsApp calling during 2020. To be sure, December 31, 2020 marks the day for WhatsApp to have the highest ever calling in a single day.

Apart from WhatsApp, other Facebook-owned apps like Instagram and Messenger also saw an increase in engagement.

As many as 1.4 billion voice and video calls were made on WhatsApp across countries in one day, that is New Year’s Eve.