The most popular messenger application by number of monthly users in Russia as of December 2019 was WhatsApp with an audience of 69 million monthly active users. Viber ranked second with over 37 million users per month. Telegram, which was unblocked by the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media of Russia (Roskomnadzor) in June 2020, was placed third with approximately 23 million users.
Number of monthly active users of messengers in Russia in December 2019, by application
(in millions)
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RMAA Group. (April 20, 2020). Number of monthly active users of messengers in Russia in December 2019, by application (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 29, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065027/russia-messenger-audience-by-app/
RMAA Group. "Number of monthly active users of messengers in Russia in December 2019, by application (in millions)." Chart. April 20, 2020. Statista. Accessed September 29, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065027/russia-messenger-audience-by-app/
RMAA Group. (2020). Number of monthly active users of messengers in Russia in December 2019, by application (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 29, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065027/russia-messenger-audience-by-app/
RMAA Group. "Number of Monthly Active Users of Messengers in Russia in December 2019, by Application (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065027/russia-messenger-audience-by-app/
RMAA Group, Number of monthly active users of messengers in Russia in December 2019, by application (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065027/russia-messenger-audience-by-app/ (last visited September 29, 2020)
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