Leadership & Talent

WhatsApp Co-Founder Jan Koum Is Leaving Facebook

The social network acquired the messaging app for $19 billion in 2014

Jan Koum Jan Koum/Facebook

By David Cohen

April 30, 2018

WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum announced Monday that he is leaving the messaging application and parent company Facebook.

David Cohen
david.cohen@adweek.com David Cohen is editor of Adweek's Social Pro Daily.
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