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Leading mobile messengers in the U.S. 2018, by monthly usage
Most popular mobile messaging apps in the United States as of October 2018, by user engagement (in minutes per month)
This statistic gives information on active reach of the most popular mobile messenger apps in the United States, sorted by monthly user engagement. As of October 2018, Kik Messenger was ranked third with users spending an average of 254.4 minutes per month on the mobile messenger. Facebook Messenger only averaged close to 118.7 minutes per user per month.
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This statistic gives information on active reach of the most popular mobile messenger apps in the United States, sorted by monthly user engagement. As of October 2018, Kik Messenger was ranked third with users spending an average of 254.4 minutes per month on the mobile messenger. Facebook Messenger only averaged close to 118.7 minutes per user per month.
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- February 2019
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- United States
- Survey time period
- October 2018
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Supplementary notes
- Data was gathered from 20,000 U.S. panelists that use and own multiple devices.
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- United States
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- October 2018
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- 18 years and older
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- Data was gathered from 20,000 U.S. panelists that use and own multiple devices.
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