Viber was founded in 2010 by Israeli entrepreneurs Talmon Marcou, and its headquarters is in Cyprus. It currently has about 300 million users in 193 countries. According to the Rakuten, Viber fits perfectly in their expansion strategy in the world of digital content.

Rakuten wwill have to pay the full amount in cash, and this acquisition was published after the company reported operating profit growth of 80% from the year before, which amounted to $882.9 million.

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