WhatsApp now supports 256 people in group chat!

WhatsApp has extended group chat limit to 256 people from 100.

New Delhi: Facebook-owned WhatsApp has released an update that extends the number of people you can have in a group chat.

With this new update, WhatsApp can now support up to 256 users in a group. Earlier, a user can add only 100 people in a group chat.

The development comes days after the popular mobile messaging app announced that it now had more than 1 billion monthly active users.

For now, the new update is only available to iOS and Android app users. However, it should also reach other platforms like Blacberry and Windows soon.