As of February 2025, two billion users were accessing the WhatsApp messenger on a monthly basis. The app’s reach in usage penetration is particularly strong in markets outside the United States, and it is one of the most popular mobile social apps worldwide. WeChat amassed over 1.38 billion users, and Facebook Messenger amassed around 947 million users worldwide.
Instant messaging is a type of online chat which offers real-time text transmission via internet. Since the appearance of the smartphone and the subsequent explosion of mobile apps, low-cost or free chat and social messaging apps have proven themselves as a cheap alternative to operator-based text messaging via SMS. Many messenger apps offer features such as group chats, the exchange of graphics, video and even audio messages as well as stickers or emoticons.
Most popular global mobile messenger apps as of February 2025, based on number of monthly active users
(in millions)
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We Are Social, & DataReportal, & Meltwater. (February 5, 2025). Most popular global mobile messenger apps as of February 2025, based on number of monthly active users (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/258749/most-popular-global-mobile-messenger-apps/
We Are Social, und DataReportal, und Meltwater. "Most popular global mobile messenger apps as of February 2025, based on number of monthly active users (in millions)." Chart. February 5, 2025. Statista. Accessed March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/258749/most-popular-global-mobile-messenger-apps/
We Are Social, DataReportal, Meltwater. (2025). Most popular global mobile messenger apps as of February 2025, based on number of monthly active users (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/258749/most-popular-global-mobile-messenger-apps/
We Are Social, and DataReportal, and Meltwater. "Most Popular Global Mobile Messenger Apps as of February 2025, Based on Number of Monthly Active Users (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Feb 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/258749/most-popular-global-mobile-messenger-apps/
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