As of the third quarter of 2022, approximately 60 percent of internet users in France were using WhatsApp. Facebook Messenger was the second most popular messaging platform with a 58 percent usage reach. In contrast, only 13.5 percent of French online audiences used Telegram as of the examined period.
Most popular messaging apps and platforms in France as of 3rd quarter 2022, by usage reach
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Messaging app users
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- Monthly downloads of the Messenger app on Google Play in Germany 2019-2020
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We Are Social, & DataReportal, & Meltwater. (February 9, 2023). Most popular messaging apps and platforms in France as of 3rd quarter 2022, by usage reach [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1029506/messengers-voip-penetration-france/
We Are Social, und DataReportal, und Meltwater. "Most popular messaging apps and platforms in France as of 3rd quarter 2022, by usage reach." Chart. February 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1029506/messengers-voip-penetration-france/
We Are Social, DataReportal, Meltwater. (2023). Most popular messaging apps and platforms in France as of 3rd quarter 2022, by usage reach. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1029506/messengers-voip-penetration-france/
We Are Social, and DataReportal, and Meltwater. "Most Popular Messaging Apps and Platforms in France as of 3rd Quarter 2022, by Usage Reach." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1029506/messengers-voip-penetration-france/
We Are Social & DataReportal & Meltwater, Most popular messaging apps and platforms in France as of 3rd quarter 2022, by usage reach Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1029506/messengers-voip-penetration-france/ (last visited November 28, 2023)
Most popular messaging apps and platforms in France as of 3rd quarter 2022, by usage reach [Graph], We Are Social, & DataReportal, & Meltwater, February 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1029506/messengers-voip-penetration-france/