Facebook Messenger announces one billion monthly users  

Social media giant Facebook has announced a hike in its number of users on the Messenger application by up to one billion, which marks a key milestone as it seeks to expand the platform to new services.
The growth in Messenger gives greater reach to Facebook, which is moving to create a family of applications beyond the social network.
Facebook Vice President David Marcus in a statement said, “As part of this journey to one billion, we focused on creating the