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Zuckerberg’s $19 Billion Gamble: How Buying a “Worthless” App Changed the Internet Forever
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Zuckerberg’s $19 Billion Gamble: How Buying a “Worthless” App Changed the Internet Forever
In 2014, Mark Zuckerberg made a move so bold it stunned even his own executive team: he bought WhatsApp for $19 billion. It wasn’t just the largest tech acquisition of its time—it was one of the most criticized. The app had no revenue, had already burned through $200 million, and ran on a philosophy completely opposite to Facebook’s: no ads, no gimmicks, no noise. Even Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg reportedly begged him not to do it. But Zuckerbe…
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