As of April 2020, two billion users were accessing the WhatsApp messenger on a monthly basis. The app’s reach is usage penetration is particularly strong in markets outside of the United States and it is one of the most popular mobile social apps worldwide. In February 2014, social network Facebook acquired the mobile app for 19 billion U.S. dollars.
Instant messaging is a type of online chat which offers real-time text transmission via internet. Since the appearance of smartphone and the subsequent explosion of mobile apps, low-cost or free chat and social messaging apps have proven themselves as a cheap alternative to operator-based text messaging via SMS. Many messenger apps offer features such as group chats, the exchange of graphics, video and even audio messages as well as stickers or emoticons.
Most popular mobile messaging apps worldwide as of October 2019, based on number of monthly active users
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We Are Social, & Hootsuite, & DataReportal. (April 23, 2020). Most popular mobile messaging apps worldwide as of October 2019, based on number of monthly active users (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 30, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/258749/most-popular-global-mobile-messenger-apps/
We Are Social, und Hootsuite, und DataReportal. "Most popular mobile messaging apps worldwide as of October 2019, based on number of monthly active users (in millions)." Chart. April 23, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 30, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/258749/most-popular-global-mobile-messenger-apps/
We Are Social, Hootsuite, DataReportal. (2020). Most popular mobile messaging apps worldwide as of October 2019, based on number of monthly active users (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 30, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/258749/most-popular-global-mobile-messenger-apps/
We Are Social, and Hootsuite, and DataReportal. "Most Popular Mobile Messaging Apps Worldwide as of October 2019, Based on Number of Monthly Active Users (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/258749/most-popular-global-mobile-messenger-apps/
We Are Social & Hootsuite & DataReportal, Most popular mobile messaging apps worldwide as of October 2019, based on number of monthly active users (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/258749/most-popular-global-mobile-messenger-apps/ (last visited May 30, 2020)
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