As of January 2022, 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.
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 global mobile messenger apps as of January 2022, based on number of monthly active users
(in millions)
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We Are Social, & Hootsuite, & DataReportal. (January 26, 2022). Most popular global mobile messenger apps as of January 2022, based on number of monthly active users (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/258749/most-popular-global-mobile-messenger-apps/
We Are Social, und Hootsuite, und DataReportal. "Most popular global mobile messenger apps as of January 2022, based on number of monthly active users (in millions)." Chart. January 26, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/258749/most-popular-global-mobile-messenger-apps/
We Are Social, Hootsuite, DataReportal. (2022). Most popular global mobile messenger apps as of January 2022, based on number of monthly active users (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/258749/most-popular-global-mobile-messenger-apps/
We Are Social, and Hootsuite, and DataReportal. "Most Popular Global Mobile Messenger Apps as of January 2022, Based on Number of Monthly Active Users (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/258749/most-popular-global-mobile-messenger-apps/
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