In 2019, 2.52 billion mobile phone users accessed over-the-top messaging apps to communicate. This figure is projected to grow to three billion users in 2022. As of July 2019, WhatsApp was the most popular mobile messenger app worldwide. The messaging service had accumulated over 1.6 billion monthly active users.
Number of mobile phone messaging app users worldwide from 2018 to 2022
(in billions)
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eMarketer. (September 23, 2019). Number of mobile phone messaging app users worldwide from 2018 to 2022 (in billions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 12, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/483255/number-of-mobile-messaging-users-worldwide/
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eMarketer. (2019). Number of mobile phone messaging app users worldwide from 2018 to 2022 (in billions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 12, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/483255/number-of-mobile-messaging-users-worldwide/
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