Annual global mobile messaging app growth 2014-2016

Published by Laura Ceci, Aug 25, 2023
This statistic presents the usage growth rate for mobile messaging and social apps and total mobile apps worldwide from 2015 to 2016. During the last measured period, usage sessions of messenger and social apps grew by 44 percent year-on-year. Overall app usage sessions grew 11 percent.

Usage growth rate for mobile messaging and social apps and total mobile apps worldwide from 2014 to 2016

CharacteristicMessaging and social appsTotal mobile apps
2014 103% 76%
2015 51% 58%
2016 44% 11%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Year-on-year usage sessions growth103%103%51%51%44%44%76%76%58%58%11%11%Messaging and social appsTotal mobile apps201420152016
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January 2017

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2014 to 2016

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