Mumbai, January 4: Facebook-owned WhatsApp has revealed that during the 24 hours leading up to midnight on New Years Eve, over 20 billion messages were sent via the private messaging app in India alone. WhatsApp has over 40 crore users in India. Worldwide, a record-breaking 100 billion messages were sent via the private messaging app on New Year's Eve. Happy New Year 2020 Messages: WhatsApp Stickers, GIF Images, HNY Wishes to Send Greetings to Your Friends and Family.

In WhatsApp's 10-year history, December 31, 2019, saw more messages sent than on any previous day. WhatsApp data also showed that of the 100 billion messages sent, more than 12 billion were picture messages sent around the world on New Year's Eve. Happy New Year 2020 HD Images and Greeting Cards: WhatsApp Stickers, Hike GIF Messages, Facebook Quotes, Insta Captions and SMS Templates to Send on New Year’s Eve.

It seems fair to assume that a very large number of the messages sent on December 31st were wishing someone a "Happy New Year". The top 5 most popular WhatsApp features with its users worldwide over the course of 2019 were text messaging, status, picture messaging, calling and voice notes.

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