From their wikipedia page :
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Upon installation, it creates a user account using one's phone number as the username (Jabber ID: [phone number]@s.whatsapp.net). WhatsApp software automatically compares all the phone numbers from the device's address book with its central database of WhatsApp users to automatically add contacts to the user's WhatsApp contact list.
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This is about the United States being able to "Social Media Manipulate" the Ukranian unrest to their own best interests.
The first clue something stinks is paying 16(19) billion for a cell phone application that can be easily replaced with an unlimited text message plan.
The second clue just happens that this one was designed by a Ukrainian and it is popular in nations where Facebook never got a firm hold in.
The third is there is certainly other applications that can do similar that would have been a lot cheaper.