In the first quarter of 2022, Facebook Messenger reported the largest share of daily active users in the United States among the leading streaming apps examined. The Meta-owned chat and call platform had a share of 52 percent of U.S. users engaging with the app daily, down from 58 percent in the same quarter in 2020. WhatsApp was the second most-used app, with 26 percent daily users share in the latest reported period, while daily active users on Discord experienced a modest increase between 2020 and 2021.
Market share of leading messaging and chat apps in the United States from 1st quarter 2020 to 1st quarter 2022, by daily active users
Characteristic
Facebook Messenger
WhatsApp
Discord
LINE
Other
Q1 2020
58%
28%
3%
2%
9%
Q1 2021
55%
25%
8%
2%
10%
Q1 2022
52%
26%
9%
3%
10%
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Sensor Tower. (May 22, 2022). Market share of leading messaging and chat apps in the United States from 1st quarter 2020 to 1st quarter 2022, by daily active users [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311166/us-top-messaging-apps-dau-share/
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