As of December 2024, there were nearly 28.1 million Facebook Messenger users in South Africa, accounting for 45.6 percent of the population. Overall, 50.2 percent of users were women. The instant messaging app was most popular with 25 to 34 year olds, of which 15.6 percent were women.
Distribution of Facebook Messenger users in South Africa as of December 2024, by gender
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NapoleonCat. (January 13, 2025). Distribution of Facebook Messenger users in South Africa as of December 2024, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1028380/facebook-messenger-user-share-in-south-africa-gender/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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