During the fourth quarter of 2022, mobile messaging market leader WhatsApp reported around 2.5 million downloads from users in the United Kingdom. By comparison, Telegram reported around 1.13 million app downloads during the same period, while instant messaging platform Signal reported approximately 198 thousand app downloads by UK users. Between 2020 and the end of 2021, WhatsApp has consistently amassed more app downloads than competitors Telegram and Signal.
Number of WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal mobile app downloads in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2020 to 4th quarter 2022
Basic Account
Get to know the platform
You only have access to basic statistics.
This statistic is not included in your account.
Starter Account
The ideal entry-level account for individual users
- Instant access to 1m statistics
- Download in XLS, PDF & PNG format
- Detailed references
$59 USD $39 USD / Month *
in the first 12 months
Professional Account
Full access
Business Solutions including all features.
* Prices do not include sales tax.
Statistics on Mobile apps in the United Kingdom (UK)
Overview
7
- Premium Statistic Mobile app downloads in Europe Q3 2021
- Premium Statistic European consumer spending on mobile apps Q3 2021, by app store
- Premium Statistic European consumer spending on mobile apps 2021, by app store
- Premium Statistic Mobile internet users in the United Kingdom 2019-2028
- Premium Statistic Mobile internet usage reach in the United Kingdom 2019-2028
- Basic Statistic Use of a smartphone to go online in the United Kingdom (UK) 2009-2021
- Basic Statistic UK: daily hours spent on mobile 2019-2022
Downloads and revenues
8
- Premium Statistic UK downloads of selected mobile app categories Q3 2021
- Premium Statistic Leading iPhone apps in Great Britain 2022, by downloads
- Premium Statistic Leading iPad apps in Great Britain 2022, by downloads
- Premium Statistic Leading Android apps in Great Britain 2022, by downloads
- Premium Statistic UK consumer spend on selected mobile app categories Q3 2021
- Premium Statistic Leading iPhone apps in Great Britain in 2022, by revenue
- Premium Statistic Leading iPad apps in Great Britain 2022, by revenue
- Premium Statistic Leading Android apps in Great Britain 2022, by revenue
Reach and usage
8
- Premium Statistic Leading app categories in the UK Q3 2020, by reach
- Premium Statistic Leading mobile apps in the UK 2022, by reach
- Basic Statistic Great Britain: leading weekly smartphone activities 2022
- Basic Statistic Most popular apps based on monthly active users in the UK 2021
- Premium Statistic UK hours spent on selected mobile app categories Q3 2021
- Premium Statistic Leading mobile apps in the UK 2022, by average time spent
- Basic Statistic Leading mobile apps for tablet users in the UK 2021, by average time spent
- Premium Statistic Most used video streaming apps in the UK 2020, by time spent
Messaging and social media
8
- Premium Statistic Active social media users in the United Kingdom (UK) 2023
- Premium Statistic Most used messenger by brand in the UK 2022
- Premium Statistic Whatsapp users in the United Kingdom 2017-2025
- Premium Statistic UK quarterly downloads of WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal 2020-2022
- Premium Statistic WhatsApp usage frequency in the United Kingdom 2020
- Premium Statistic UK: Facebook Messenger users 2023, by age and gender
- Basic Statistic UK: devices used to access Facebook 2021
- Basic Statistic Facebook outage: change in time spent on social media week-over-week in the UK 2021
TikTok
7
- Premium Statistic TikTok MAU in the UK 2020-2022
- Basic Statistic UK most popular TikTok videos 2022, by views
- Basic Statistic Leading activists on TikTok in the UK 2022, by number of followers
- Basic Statistic Leading new TikTok creators in the UK 2022, by number of followers
- Premium Statistic Expected TikTok influencers earnings in Canada, the UK & the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic TikTok audiences in the UK 2021, by age and gender
- Premium Statistic Most talked about brands on TikTok in the UK 2020
Payment apps
7
- Premium Statistic Most used mobile payments by brand in the UK 2022
- Premium Statistic Mobile payments by situation in the UK 2022
- Premium Statistic Proximity mobile payment share in the UK 2018-2020
- Premium Statistic Average carrier billing transaction value in the UK 2019-2021
- Premium Statistic Monthly active users of PayPal app in the UK 2017-2021
- Premium Statistic Monthly active users of Google Pay app in the UK 2017-2020
- Premium Statistic Monthly active users of the Klarna app in the UK 2018-2021
Spotlight: mobile gaming
8
- Basic Statistic UK mobile phone gaming reach 2009-2022
- Basic Statistic UK tablet gaming reach 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic Leading iPhone gaming apps in Great Britain 2022, by downloads
- Premium Statistic Leading iPad gaming apps in Great Britain 2022, by downloads
- Premium Statistic Leading Android gaming apps in Great Britain 2022, by downloads
- Basic Statistic Mobile gaming: consumer spending in the United Kingdom (UK) 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Share of mobile gamers in the UK 2021, by age group
- Basic Statistic Share of mobile gamers in the UK 2021, by gender
Further related statistics
21
- WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal: daily active user (DAU) growth 2021
- WhatsApp and Telegram DAU in Russia in October 2022
- Growth of Telegram and Signal DAU in Ukraine and Russia 2022
- Telegram audience overlap worldwide Q3 2022
- Telegram reach in Africa 2022, by country
- Telegram reach in Europe 2022, by country
- Telegram user gender distribution Q3 2022
- Telegram reach worldwide 2023
- Telegram reach in Latin America 2022, by country
- Telegram as a favorite social media platform 2022, by country
- Telegram reach worldwide 2022, by territory
- Global WhatsApp Google Play downloads Q2 2022, by region
- Global WhatsApp iOS downloads Q2 2022, by region
- WhatsApp market share among messaging app users worldwide 2022, by country
- WhatsApp Business global downloads 2018-2021
- WhatsApp: monthly usage in selected markets Q3 2021
- Global WhatsApp users in selected countries 2021
- Telegram reach in APAC 2022, by territory
- Telegram messenger global MAU 2014-2022
- Monthly global unique WhatsApp users 2020-2022
- Growth of WhatsApp Android downloads worldwide Q2 2022, by region
Further Content: You might find this interesting as well
AppMagic. (February 27, 2023). Number of WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal mobile app downloads in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2020 to 4th quarter 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 21, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287453/whatsapp-telegram-signal-downloads-uk/
AppMagic. "Number of WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal mobile app downloads in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2020 to 4th quarter 2022." Chart. February 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287453/whatsapp-telegram-signal-downloads-uk/
AppMagic. (2023). Number of WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal mobile app downloads in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2020 to 4th quarter 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287453/whatsapp-telegram-signal-downloads-uk/
AppMagic. "Number of Whatsapp, Telegram, and Signal Mobile App Downloads in The United Kingdom from 1st Quarter 2020 to 4th Quarter 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287453/whatsapp-telegram-signal-downloads-uk/
AppMagic, Number of WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal mobile app downloads in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2020 to 4th quarter 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287453/whatsapp-telegram-signal-downloads-uk/ (last visited March 21, 2023)
Number of WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal mobile app downloads in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2020 to 4th quarter 2022 [Graph], AppMagic, February 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287453/whatsapp-telegram-signal-downloads-uk/