Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Kunal Shah of CRED will now head WhatsApp globally.
WhatsApp, which at 500 million users counts India as its single biggest market, will now have an Indian entrepreneur as its head. Kunal Shah, co-founder of the Indian fintech giant CRED, has been named as WhatsApp’s head by Meta CEO Marc Zuckerberg, who noted that Shah brings the kind of builder mentality that the app needs.
Kunal Shah of CRED will now head WhatsApp globally.
WhatsApp, which at 500 million users counts India as its single biggest market, will now have an Indian entrepreneur as its head. Kunal Shah, co-founder of the Indian fintech giant CRED, has been named as WhatsApp’s head by Meta CEO Marc Zuckerberg, who noted that Shah brings the kind of builder mentality that the app needs.










