
Daniel Slotta
Research expert covering Greater China

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Most used contact and communication methods worldwide 2023

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Most popular global mobile messaging apps 2025

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U.S. users minutes spent on mobile social media apps 2023-2024

Media usage in an online minute 2024
Media usage in an internet minute as of December 2024

Most used contact and communication methods worldwide 2023
Leading methods for personal communications among global consumers in December 2023

Most popular smartphone activities for global users 2023
Leading smartphone users activities worldwide in 2023

Instant messaging users in selected countries worldwide 2024
Share of instant messaging users in 56 countries & territories worldwide, as of February 2024

Global online users accessing chat and instant messaging Q1 2022-Q2 2025
Share of internet users accessing online chat and messenger services monthly worldwide from 1st quarter 2022 to 2nd quarter 2025

Online chat and messenger services usage reach worldwide Q2 2025, by region
Share of internet users worldwide engaging online chat and messenger services as of 2nd quarter of 2025, by region

Most used social networks 2025, by number of users
Most popular social networks worldwide as of October 2025, by number of monthly active users (in millions)

Most popular global mobile messaging apps 2025
Most popular global mobile messenger apps as of October 2025, based on number of monthly active users (in millions)

U.S. users minutes spent on mobile social media apps 2023-2024
Time spent on select social media mobile apps among users in the United States in June 2023 and June 2024 (in minutes)

Most popular messaging apps worldwide 2026, by IAP revenue
Leading messenger apps worldwide from January to June 2026, by monthly in-app purchase revenue (in million U.S. dollars)

Leading Android communication apps worldwide 2024, by downloads
Leading communication apps in the Google Play Store worldwide in September 2024, by number of downloads (in millions)

Leading Android communication apps worldwide 2024, by revenue
Leading communication apps in the Google Play Store worldwide in September 2024, by revenue (in U.S. dollars)

Leading Android apps in the U.S. 2023, by downloads
Leading Android apps in the Google Play Store in the United States as of June 2023, by number of downloads (in millions)

Reach of most popular U.S. smartphone apps 2026
Mobile audience reach of leading smartphone apps in the United States in January 2026

Facebook Messenger: global reach 2025, by market
Facebook Messenger user reach worldwide as of October 2025, by region

Facebook Messenger: potential global audience 2025
Facebook Messenger audiences worldwide as of October 2025 (in millions)

Annual global app downloads of Facebook Messenger 2015-2024
Annual downloads of Facebook Messenger worldwide from 2015 to 2024 (in millions)

Annual app downloads of Facebook Messenger 2015-2023, by region
Annual downloads of Facebook Messenger from 2015 to 2023, by region (in millions)

Global IAP revenue of Facebook Messenger 2017-2024
Annual in-app revenue generated by Facebook Messenger worldwide from 2017 to 2024 (in million U.S. dollars)

Facebook: quarterly number of MAU (monthly active users) worldwide 2008-2023
Number of monthly active Facebook users worldwide as of 4th quarter 2023 (in millions)

Facebook Messenger global app daily active users (DAU) 2023-2024
Number of daily active users (DAU) of the Facebook Messenger app worldwide from October 2023 to October 2024 (in millions)

Facebook Messenger iOS DAU in selected markets 2024
Facebook Messenger daily active users (DAU) on the Apple App Store in selected markets worldwide as of October 2024

Facebook Messenger Android DAU in selected markets 2024
Facebook Messenger daily active users (DAU) on the Google Play Store in selected markets worldwide as of October 2024

Facebook Messenger: global users 2025, by gender
Distribution of Facebook Messenger users worldwide as of October 2025, by gender

Facebook Messenger: global users 2025, by age and gender
Distribution of Facebook Messenger users worldwide as of October 2025, by age and gender

Most used messenger by brand in the U.S. 2025
Most used messenger by brand in the U.S. as of September 2025

Most used messenger by brand in the UK 2025
Most used messenger by brand in the UK as of September 2025

U.S. Facebook Messenger users 2025, by gender
Share of Facebook Messenger users in the United States as of December 2025, by gender

U.S. Facebook Messenger users 2025, by age group
Share of Facebook Messenger users in the United States as of December 2025, by age group

UK: Facebook Messenger users 2018-2025
Number of Facebook Messenger users in the United Kingdom from September 2018 to November 2025 (in millions)

UK: Facebook Messenger users 2025, by age and gender
Share of Facebook Messenger users in the United Kingdom as of July 2025, by age group and gender

Monthly global unique WhatsApp users 2020-2025
Number of unique WhatsApp mobile users worldwide from January 2020 to June 2025 (in millions)

WhatsApp user engagement in selected markets 2020-2024
Monthly time spent on WhatsApp per user in selected markets worldwide in 2020 to 2024 (in hours)

Number of active WeChat messenger accounts Q2 2015-Q1 2026
Number of monthly active WeChat users from 2nd quarter 2015 to 1st quarter 2026 (in millions)

Number of monthly active mobile devices of Tencent QQ 2014-2024
Number of monthly active mobile device users of Tencent QQ from 2014 to 2024 (in millions)

Telegram messenger global MAU 2014-2025
Number of monthly active Telegram users worldwide from March 2014 to March 2025 (in millions)

Zoom mobile app global downloads as of Q3 2024, by region
Downloads of Zoom mobile app worldwide from 3rd quarter of 2019 to 3rd quarter 2024, by region (in millions)

Microsoft Teams mobile app global downloads as of Q3 2025, by region
Downloads of Microsoft Teams mobile app worldwide from 3rd quarter 2019 to 3rd quarter 2025, by region (in millions)

Social media platforms most associated with positive ROI worldwide 2023
Social media platforms most trusted to deliver a positive return on investment (ROI) by marketers worldwide as of August 2023

Planned changes in use of selected social media for organic marketing worldwide 2026
Planned changes in the organic use of selected social media for marketing purposes during the following 12 months worldwide as of January 2026

Leading social media platforms used by marketers worldwide 2026
Most used social media platforms by marketers worldwide as of January 2026

Most used social media platforms among B2C and B2B marketers worldwide 2026
Most used social media platforms among business-to-consumer (B2C) and business-to-business (B2B) marketers worldwide as of January 2026
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