Messenger From Facebook Celebrates Its 10th Birthday With 1 New Feature for Each Year

More than 1 billion people globally use the social network’s flagship messaging app

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Messenger From Facebook is celebrating its 10th birthday this month with a bundle of 10 new features, most of which will debut Wednesday (Aug. 25).

Vice president of messaging products Loredana Crisan said in a Newsroom post Wednesday, “This month, we’re thrilled to be celebrating Messenger’s 10th birthday with you. That’s 10 years of connecting more than 1 billion people around the world and helping people feel together even when apart. We’re grateful to everyone who’s joined us in creating 10 years of memories built from countless chat threads, late night video calls, sharing the latest meme GIFs and picking out the perfect emoji or sticker to capture the mood.”

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