Viber sold for $900 million

One of the most popular instant messaging and VOIP service - Viber, gets a new owner. After Facebook has overtaken WhatsApp, now Viber goes into the hands of new owners. Japanese Internet giant Rakuten is willing to pay for "purple application"$ 900 million, which is the best confirmation of how the apps for free calls and messaging have become a highly profitable business. As pointed out by Rakuten leaders, goal of this acquisition is to enable the expansion of digital content in the emerging markets. Viber, which currently has about 300 million users, is the best way to do that. Let's believe them so.

Japanese Rakuten the new owner of Viber

The Japanese company has a wide range of Internet based business.According to them, users will be able to communicate with online shops through Viber when they want to buy something. On the other hand, Viber is given an opportunity to gain a greater presence in emerging markets. All in all, the two companies aim to offer mobile platform No. 1 in the field of communications. It is quite an ambitious project, but not unrealistic.

The new Viber aims the emerging markets

Viber, headquartered in Cyprus, is particularly popular in the Middle East, part of the world where the founder of this very successful project comes from. Talmon Marco, from Israel, was an intelligence officer in the Israeli army. Apart from the Middle East, one of the most popular apps is also popular in the United States, Russia and Australia, which are among the largest markets in the world. Photos:viber.com