What's crazy is that WhatApp has 4 Android engineers and 1 billion downloads.

themartorana · on Sept 25, 2015

I would suggest that WhatsApp does a whole lot less.

joeblau · on Sept 25, 2015

I agree, and I think that focus is actually a strength of the product.

avinassh · on Sept 25, 2015

> What's crazy is that WhatApp has 4 Android engineers

Interesting. Any source for this claim? And also what's the full size of Whatsapp team?

joeblau · on Sept 26, 2015

Jan Koum on Twitter when their app crossed 1 billion users on the Google Play Store[0]. Not sure what their current team size is, but it seems like it's around 40-50. Last year at Startup School, Jan said the backend team 7-8 people on the backend[1].

[0] - https://twitter.com/jankoum/status/575740639444336640

[1] - https://youtu.be/8-pJa11YvCs?t=1272