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
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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 December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311166/us-top-messaging-apps-dau-share/
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