Viber claims it's the first messaging app to launch a group with a 1 billion member capacity

Viber, one of the many messaging apps out there, has just announced a world's first, which we can't really verify. With the introduction of Viber Communities, the messaging app becomes the first in the world to offer chat space where up to 1 billion users can exchange messages.

We're not sure how a room with 1 billion users would be readable, but the feature is there if someone for some reason needs it. Viber also announced that it will introduce new monetization features to allow Community owners to gain revenue as they grow their groups.

Any Viber user can create a Community of ...