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WhatsApp in Brazil

Statistics report on WhatsApp in Brazil

This report presents information on the instant messaging platform app WhatsApp in Brazil, providing insight into the app’s notable popularity and usage in the country. The study brings benchmark comparisons among its competitors and app performance, alongside usage data and demographics of its local users. Finally, it closes with an in-depth analysis of its role as a new tool for digital advertising in what is the app’s third-largest audience worldwide.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Most used social networks 2025, by number of users
  • Basic Statistic Most popular global mobile messaging apps 2025
  • Premium Statistic WhatsApp usage in selected markets Q2 2025
  • Premium Forecast WhatsApp users in South America 2020-2029
  • Premium Forecast Number of WhatsApp users in Brazil 2017-2030

Benchmark

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  • Premium Forecast Most used messenger by brand in Brazil 2025
  • Basic Statistic Leading social media platforms in Brazil 2025, by reach
  • Basic Statistic Favorite social media platforms in Brazil Q2 2025
  • Premium Statistic WhatsApp reach in selected Latin American countries 2025
  • Premium Statistic WhatsApp preference among internet users in selected Latin American countries Q2 2025

App performance

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  • Premium Statistic Most popular messenger apps worldwide 2026, by downloads
  • Premium Statistic Brazil: WhatsApp Messenger downloads as of Q4 2024
  • Premium Statistic WhatsApp user engagement in selected markets 2020-2024
  • Premium Statistic Brazil: usage of selected mobile messaging apps 2018-2025
  • Premium Statistic Most popular apps on smartphone home screens in Brazil 2025
  • Premium Statistic Brazil: apps in which smartphone users spent the most time 2025

Audiences

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  • Basic Statistic Brazil: online messaging reach 2017-2024
  • Premium Statistic Brazil: WhatsApp users 2024, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Brazil: WhatsApp users 2024, by generation
  • Premium Statistic Brazil: WhatsApp users 2024, by education level
  • Premium Statistic Brazil: WhatsApp users 2024, by urbanity

Usage

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  • Basic Statistic Brazil monthly time spent on select social apps 2024
  • Premium Statistic Brazil: frequency of WhatsApp usage 2019-2025
  • Premium Statistic Brazil: main activities on WhatsApp 2025
  • Premium Statistic Brazil: usage of functions in selected mobile messaging apps 2025
  • Premium Statistic Social networks used for news in Brazil 2025
  • Premium Statistic WhatsApp usage for news in Brazil 2025, by age group

Competitors

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  • Premium Statistic Brazil: Telegram downloads as of Q4 2024
  • Premium Statistic Brazil: Signal downloads as of Q4 2024
  • Premium Statistic Brazil: frequency of Telegram usage 2019-2025
  • Basic Statistic Brazil: number of Facebook Messenger users 2020-2025
  • Premium Forecast Number of Instagram users in Brazil 2017-2030
  • Premium Forecast Number of Snapchat users in Brazil 2017-2030

Spotlight: WhatsApp marketing in Brazil

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  • Premium Statistic Percentage of WhatsApp users accepting ads through the app in Brazil 2023-2024
  • Premium Statistic Percentage of WhatsApp users who bought a product through the app in Brazil 2025
  • Premium Statistic Distribution of WhatsApp users buying products in Brazil 2025, by purchase period
  • Premium Statistic Percentage of WhatsApp users who bought a service through the app in Brazil 2025
  • Premium Statistic Share of WhatsApp users communicating with brands through the app in Brazil 2025
  • Premium Statistic WhatsApp users' attitudes toward brand communications through the app in Brazil 2025
  • Premium Statistic Share of WhatsApp users messaged by companies they had never contacted in Brazil 2024
  • Premium Statistic WhatsApp users' reactions to messages from unknown companies in Brazil 2024
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