Mobile messenger and communication apps

Statistics report about mobile messenger and communication apps

Mobile messenger and communication apps

This report gives information on mobile messenger apps. It provides metrics on the most popular messaging services owned by Meta such as Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp as well as user penetration and user engagement. The report also includes data on privacy-focused apps Telegram and Signal, as well as a spotlight chapter on messaging apps used at work.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Mobile internet penetration rate worldwide 2022
  • Basic Statistic Media usage in an online minute 2023
  • Premium Statistic Most popular smartphone activities for global users 2022-2023
  • Basic Statistic Share of app user engagement worldwide 2020-2022, by category
  • Premium Statistic Global number of mobile messaging app users 2022-2030

Benchmark

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  • Premium Statistic Global market share of selected mobile messaging apps 2019-2022
  • Premium Statistic Most popular Google Play app categories 2022
  • Basic Statistic Most popular Apple App Store categories 2022
  • Basic Statistic Most popular global mobile messaging apps 2024
  • Basic Statistic Most popular messenger apps worldwide 2024, by downloads
  • Basic Statistic Most popular messenger apps worldwide 2024, by IAP revenue

Usage and reach

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  • Premium Statistic Instant messaging and communication apps global MAU 2022
  • Premium Statistic Instant messaging and communication apps global DAU 2022
  • Premium Statistic Instant messaging and communication apps daily opens 2022
  • Premium Statistic Share of messaging and communication apps global users active daily 2022
  • Premium Forecast Most used messenger by brand in the U.S. 2023
  • Basic Statistic Reach of most popular U.S. smartphone apps 2023
  • Premium Statistic Mobile video calls usage reach worldwide 2023, by region
  • Basic Statistic Mobile video call usage reach 2023, by age and gender

Mainstream messengers

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  • Premium Statistic Monthly global unique WhatsApp users 2020-2023
  • Premium Statistic Yearly growth of user engagement on WhatsApp in selected markets 2022
  • Premium Statistic WhatsApp: monthly usage in selected markets Q3 2022
  • Basic Statistic Global WhatsApp iOS downloads Q2 2022, by region
  • Basic Statistic Global WhatsApp Google Play downloads Q2 2022, by region
  • Basic Statistic Annual global app downloads of Facebook Messenger 2015-2023
  • Premium Statistic Global IAP revenue of Facebook Messenger 2017-2023
  • Premium Statistic U.S. Facebook Messenger users 2024, by age group
  • Basic Statistic Daily active users of Snapchat 2014-2023
  • Basic Statistic Daily active users of Snapchat 2014-2023, by region
  • Basic Statistic Snap quarterly ARPU 2016-2023, by region
  • Basic Statistic Countries with the most Snapchat users 2024

Privacy focus

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  • Basic Statistic Telegram global downloads 2023, by region
  • Basic Statistic Most popular Telegram channel categories 2023
  • Premium Statistic Telegram user distribution 2023, by age group
  • Premium Statistic Telegram Premium subscribers worldwide 2022
  • Basic Statistic Signal global downloads 2020-2023, by region
  • Basic Statistic Growth of Telegram and Signal DAU in Ukraine and Russia 2022

Regional spotlight: Messaging apps in China and East Asia

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  • Premium Statistic Monthly active users of leading messaging apps in China 2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of active WeChat messenger accounts Q4 2013-Q4 2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of monthly active smart devices of Tencent QQ 2014-2022
  • Premium Statistic Monthly app downloads of LINE in Japan 2023
  • Premium Statistic Most used mobile messaging apps South Korea 2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of monthly active users of KakaoTalk in South Korea 2015-2022
  • Premium Statistic Kakaotalk number of monthly active users worldwide 2013-2022, by quarter

Video call and conferencing apps

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  • Basic Statistic Zoom mobile app global downloads as of Q3 2023, by region
  • Basic Statistic Microsoft Teams mobile app global downloads as of Q4 2023, by region
  • Premium Statistic Global usage of video calls by professionals for work 2022, by age and gender
  • Premium Statistic Video call fatigue in the U.S. and UK 2022, by type of call

Spotlight: Messenger apps for work

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  • Premium Statistic Global communication tools and channels used for work 2022, by frequency
  • Premium Statistic Messenger apps global audience usage for work 2022, by age and gender
  • Premium Statistic Global usage of video calls by professionals for work 2022, by age and gender
  • Premium Statistic Channels consumers use to contact brands in the U.S. 2022
  • Basic Statistic WhatsApp Business global downloads 2018-2023
  • Premium Statistic WhatsApp Business: average revenue per user 2022, by region
  • Premium Statistic Global WhatsApp Business revenues 2022, by region

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