has revealed that its service now has over 1 billion monthly active users worldwide.
that it will celebrate this new milestone in an interesting way:
We're grateful for all the people who are sending billions of messages every day and we hope to send 1 billion thank yous in the form of a new floating balloon gift that everyone can use to celebrate. Just send a balloon emoji to your friends to add a touch of whimsy and delight to any conversation.
Facebook announced in April that Messenger , which means that the service added over 100 million new active users in just over three months.