Annual global app downloads of Facebook Messenger 2015-2022
In 2022, Facebook's own messaging platform Messenger generated approximately 337.5 million downloads, up by two percent compared to 2021. In 2018, Facebook Messenger registered the highest number of global downloads for the examined period, only to see the number starting to decrease the following year. In 2020, the annual number of Facebook Messenger downloads plummeted to 508 million worldwide, and to 353 million downloads in 2021. Despite the decrease in downloads, as of January 2022 Facebook Messenger was the third most popular instant messaging app worldwide.
