META
New WhatsApp captain
Meta just handed the WhatsApp keys to Kunal Shah, the Indian entrepreneur, and shuffled Will Cathcart out of the top seat after nearly seven years. Cathcart isn’t exactly leaving the building — he’s moving into product development inside Meta — but this is still a notable internal reboot.
Why you should care
Leadership changes at a company like Meta aren’t just corporate musical chairs. WhatsApp is one of Meta’s crown jewels, especially in markets where messaging is basically the internet’s front door. A new head can mean fresh priorities for monetization, product changes, and how aggressively Meta pushes the app as a business platform.
The bigger Meta playbook
This move also fits Meta’s usual habit: keep the apps humming, keep the leaders moving, and keep the product machine grinding. If WhatsApp gets a sharper business strategy or faster product cadence, that can matter for engagement, ads, and eventually revenue.
Big picture: Meta’s not just managing apps here — it’s tuning the gears of one of the world’s biggest communication platforms.