Facebook Messenger Now Has Over a Billion Monthly Users

Facebook has announced that over a billion people now use its Messenger service every month. To celebrate, Facebook has made sending a balloon emoji in Messenger even more funā€¦

In a news story on its website, Facebook today noted the big variety of uses to which people put Messenger ā€“ including making plans, telling jokes, playing games and much more. In reaching over a billion people monthly, Messenger is ā€œone of only a handful of apps worldwide that touch so many lives.ā€

Facebook followed up by sending out a big ā€œThank youā€ to everyone who uses Messenger. In gratitude, the social media site is debuting a ā€œfloating balloon gift that everyone can use to celebrateā€. To see it for yourself, you simply have to send a balloon emoji in Messenger for ā€œa touch of whimsy and delightā€.

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