WhatsApp was there first. Network effects cemented their position.
iMessage doesn't work for non-iOS phones. Annoyingly, GTalk doesn't have an official client on iOS. SMSes can get expensive.
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No, there was an app Ping, which was around earlier than WhatsApp. It was ugly and didn't work well. WhatsApp is easy to set up, easy to use, and have relatively good functionality.