As of the third quarter of 2020, WhatsApp users were sending approximately 100 billion messages each day on the popular chat app. This represents an increase of over 66 percent compared to the last quarter of 2017 when global users of the popular messaging app sent approximately 60 billion instant messages on a daily basis.
Number of mobile messages sent through WhatsApp as of 3rd quarter 2020 (in billions)
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Facebook. (October 29, 2020). Number of mobile messages sent through WhatsApp as of 3rd quarter 2020 (in billions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/258743/daily-mobile-message-volume-of-whatsapp-messenger/
Facebook. "Number of mobile messages sent through WhatsApp as of 3rd quarter 2020 (in billions)." Chart. October 29, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/258743/daily-mobile-message-volume-of-whatsapp-messenger/
Facebook. (2020). Number of mobile messages sent through WhatsApp as of 3rd quarter 2020 (in billions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/258743/daily-mobile-message-volume-of-whatsapp-messenger/
Facebook. "Number of Mobile Messages Sent through Whatsapp as of 3rd Quarter 2020 (in Billions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/258743/daily-mobile-message-volume-of-whatsapp-messenger/
Facebook, Number of mobile messages sent through WhatsApp as of 3rd quarter 2020 (in billions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/258743/daily-mobile-message-volume-of-whatsapp-messenger/ (last visited June 26, 2022)