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I rarely used WhatsApp<\/a> before moving from the United States to the United Kingdom a couple of years ago, opting for the built-in messaging app on my iPhone or fellow Meta-owned platform Messenger. No one I knew in the US used it, and, in fact, I had to get friends and family members to download it when I moved so we could communicate without being charged \u2014 you’re welcome, Mark Zuckerberg. Well, that seems to be changing, with the head of Meta announcing WhatsApp has reached 100 million<\/a> monthly active users across the United States \u2014 with about 10 million in Texas alone. WhatsApp has more than two billion users worldwide.<\/p>\n Meta enlisted former Modern Family<\/em> cast members for an ad<\/a> in June that highlighted frustrations when some people have an iPhone, and others have an Android. Now, a very targeted PR stunt accompanies the 100 million user milestone, with Meta installing a 200-foot bubble between the Apple<\/a> and Samsung stores in The Americana Mall in Los Angeles. Zuckerberg previously took aim at Apple, allegedly once stating, “We need to inflict pain<\/a>” on Apple and claiming that his company’s products were superior<\/a>.<\/p>\n