Annual global app downloads of Facebook Messenger 2015-2023

In 2023, Facebook's own messaging platform Messenger generated approximately 262.5 million downloads, down by 20 percent compared to 2022. In 2018, Facebook Messenger registered the highest number of global downloads for the examined period, only to see the number starting to decrease the following year. In 2020, the annual number of Facebook Messenger downloads plummeted to 485 million worldwide, and to 336 million downloads in 2021. Despite the decrease in downloads, as of January 2024 Facebook Messenger was the third most popular instant messaging app worldwide.