About

1.3 billion people around the world use Messenger every month to message, video chat and plan things—all in one place. The app makes it easy to message almost anyone — even without being friends on Facebook or having their phone number. On Messenger anyone can show their reaction, share photos and videos, send money easily and securely*, share their location, play games and much more. Beyond connecting with friends, it has also become a thriving channel for brands, developers and consumers to connect with each other and the things they love.

*this feature is only available in certain countries

Messenger Kids

Messenger Kids is a free video calling and messaging app designed for kids to connect with close friends and family from their tablet or smartphone. Group or one-on-one video calls with loved ones are more fun with interactive masks, reactions and sound effects. Parents manage the contact list and decide who can connect with their children. Messages don't disappear and can't be hidden in case parents would like to check in. Messenger Kids allows kids to message and video call using Wi-Fi so they don't need a phone number.

Leadership

Stan Chudnovsky

VP of Messenger

Stan Chudnovsky is the VP of Messenger by Facebook. Prior to Facebook, Stan was VP of Growth and Global Strategy at PayPal after a company he co-founded, IronPearl, was acquired in 2013. Stan also co-founded several other successful companies including Jiff, NFX, Ooga Labs, and Wonderhill. Before that, Stan worked on building Tickle Inc., one of the first social media companies, and grew it to become one of the largest websites in the world by 2003. Originally from Moscow, Stan got his engineering degrees in Russia and has been living in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1994.

Loredana Crisan

VP of Messenger

Loredana Crisan is the head of Messenger at Meta. In this role, Loredana leads her team in developing innovative experiences for Messenger’s more than one billion users and pushing the boundaries in modern-day communication. Previously, Loredana was the VP of Meta’s messaging experiences at Messenger and Instagram where she led the strategy and launch of the new Messenger experience on Instagram including cross-app communication between the two apps, and the introduction of new expression and safety features in Messenger’s end-to-end encrypted surfaces. She also led Messenger's design, brand and research teams who were responsible for Messenger’s redesign and rebranding in 2018 and 2020. Prior to Messenger, Loredana led brand and mobile design at Indiegogo where she spearheaded the release of Indiegogo's native apps as well as the launch of Indiegogo's charitable fundraising site, Generosity. Loredana grew up in Romania, and she studied piano and music composition at the National Music University in Bucharest.

Maher Saba

VP of Remote Presence and Head of Engineering at Meta

Maher Saba is the VP of Remote Presence on Messenger and is responsible for creating rich social, real-time video and audio experiences that connect people while they’re physically apart. Saba has held numerous Engineering leadership roles at Facebook, and during his time at the company he launched Video on Newsfeed, Facebook Live, Facebook Watch, Messenger Rooms and Live Audio Rooms. Before Facebook, Saba worked at IBM and Microsoft as a developer and software engineering lead, eventually becoming a Distinguished Engineer at Microsoft. Saba has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University and holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from The University of Texas at Austin.