WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal UK downloads 2023 | Statista

During the fourth quarter of 2023, mobile messaging market leader WhatsApp reported around 1.82 million downloads from users in the United Kingdom. By comparison, Telegram reported around 1.63 million app downloads during the same period, while instant messaging platform Signal reported approximately 250 thousand app downloads by UK users. Between 2020 and the end of 2023, 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 2023

Characteristic	WhatsApp	Telegram	Signal
Q4 2023	1,826,204	1,632,747	250,226
Q3 2023	1,800,121	1,553,028	239,441
Q2 2023	1,457,460	1,433,864	220,396
Q1 2023	1,710,457	1,421,550	220,115
Q4 2022	1,513,280	1,293,756	198,387
Q3 2022	1,442,816	1,026,689	192,049
Q2 2022	1,467,769	1,038,630	186,480
Q1 2022	2,503,912	1,011,160	236,177
Q4 2021	2,492,515	816,695	191,669
Q3 2021	2,270,897	650,389	192,890
Q2 2021	1,702,430	670,451	231,043
Q1 2021	2,260,529	1,156,979	1,643,957
Q4 2020	2,666,797	686,073	102,332
Q3 2020	2,821,895	581,123	91,704
Q2 2020	3,088,768	548,683	96,569
Q1 2020	3,178,691	443,939	105,404

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February 2024

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Q1 2020 to Q4 2023

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