leading communication channel for global smartphone users in 2022.
In June 2023, WhatsApp had approximately 2.78 billion unique active users worldwide, up by over 12 percent compared to the corresponding month in 2022. The popular instant messaging platform, which hit two billion monthly active users in February 2022, was the Number of unique WhatsApp mobile users worldwide from January 2020 to June 2023 (in millions)
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- Premium Statistic Most popular smartphone activities for global users 2022-2023
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Benchmark
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- Premium Statistic Instant messaging and communication apps global MAU 2022
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App performance
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- Basic Statistic Most popular messenger apps worldwide 2024, by downloads
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Usage and reach
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- Premium Statistic Monthly global unique WhatsApp users 2020-2023
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Spotlight: WhatsApp Business
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- Basic Statistic WhatsApp Business global downloads 2018-2023
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Mobilesquared. (July 24, 2023). Number of unique WhatsApp mobile users worldwide from January 2020 to June 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306022/whatsapp-global-unique-users/
Mobilesquared. "Number of unique WhatsApp mobile users worldwide from January 2020 to June 2023 (in millions)." Chart. July 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306022/whatsapp-global-unique-users/
Mobilesquared. (2023). Number of unique WhatsApp mobile users worldwide from January 2020 to June 2023 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306022/whatsapp-global-unique-users/
Mobilesquared. "Number of Unique Whatsapp Mobile Users Worldwide from January 2020 to June 2023 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306022/whatsapp-global-unique-users/
Mobilesquared, Number of unique WhatsApp mobile users worldwide from January 2020 to June 2023 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306022/whatsapp-global-unique-users/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Number of unique WhatsApp mobile users worldwide from January 2020 to June 2023 (in millions) [Graph], Mobilesquared, July 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306022/whatsapp-global-unique-users/