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 May 2018, Kik Messenger was ranked fifth with users spending an average of 192.43 minutes per month on the mobile messenger. Facebook Messenger only averaged close to 94.67 minutes per user per month.
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Most popular mobile messaging apps in the United States as of May 2018, by user engagement (in minutes 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 May 2018, Kik Messenger was ranked fifth with users spending an average of 192.43 minutes per month on the mobile messenger. Facebook Messenger only averaged close to 94.67 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 May 2018, Kik Messenger was ranked fifth with users spending an average of 192.43 minutes per month on the mobile messenger. Facebook Messenger only averaged close to 94.67 minutes per user per month.
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- June 2018
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- United States
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- May 2018
- Age group
- 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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- United States
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- May 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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