A free messaging app that serves no ads just crossed 3 billion monthly users, and the AI role it landed almost overnight that nobody in the United States saw coming

Most Americans still open a different app to send a text. They have no idea a rival has just done something no messaging app in history has pulled off, at least not without spending billions on ads to get there. The milestone landed on an earnings call in late April 2025. No fanfare, no launch ... Read more