WeChat, Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp ranked first among the most popular messenger apps worldwide.
This statistic presents the number of mobile messaging service users worldwide. As of the third quarter of 2014, 616 million global users were using chat app and mobile instant messengers. Based on reach, Number of mobile messaging apps users worldwide as of 3rd quarter 2014 (in millions)
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GWI. (November 20, 2014). Number of mobile messaging apps users worldwide as of 3rd quarter 2014 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/369260/mobile-messenger-users/
GWI. "Number of mobile messaging apps users worldwide as of 3rd quarter 2014 (in millions)." Chart. November 20, 2014. Statista. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/369260/mobile-messenger-users/
GWI. (2014). Number of mobile messaging apps users worldwide as of 3rd quarter 2014 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/369260/mobile-messenger-users/
GWI. "Number of Mobile Messaging Apps Users Worldwide as of 3rd Quarter 2014 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Nov 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/369260/mobile-messenger-users/
GWI, Number of mobile messaging apps users worldwide as of 3rd quarter 2014 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/369260/mobile-messenger-users/ (last visited April 24, 2024)
Number of mobile messaging apps users worldwide as of 3rd quarter 2014 (in millions) [Graph], GWI, November 20, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/369260/mobile-messenger-users/