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by tigroferoce 370 days ago
I have no numbers. I remember that it was designed to be very efficient and easy to maintain, but this was before Meta bought it. Things probably changed, and keep in mind that they need to return of the 19B investment in 2014, so they are probably aiming at much more than just covering the costs.
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> they need to return of the 19B investment in 2014

WhatsApp gave Meta a huge social graph: who writes to whom and when. That they used for their other services. Surely that already brought value.