![(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 05, 2020 the logo of mobile messaging service WhatsApp on a tablet screen in Toulouse, southwestern France. WhatsApp on December 8, 2020 added virtual shopping carts people can load with purchases and then use to fire off orders to businesses as the Facebook-owned messaging service pushed deeper into e-commerce. / AFP / Lionel BONAVENTURE](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NELRDKLXVRSXWQR3BA5SKYS6WQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=3338358fc9420cbedce9bb12cfbc2fff4d30af3723996f452671ac9f7d57f1be&width=400&height=225)
WhatsApp, founded in 2009 and sold to Facebook for $19 billion in 2014, has more than 2 billion users. AFP
WhatsApp, founded in 2009 and sold to Facebook for $19 billion in 2014, has more than 2 billion users. AFP
All you need to know about WhatsApp's new cart shopping service
Messaging platform expects its new cart service to be popular during the holiday season