As of the third quarter of 2021, Facebook Messenger was the most used communication platform and chat app for users in France, with over 73 percent of the country's digital population engaging with the Meta-owned chat app. WhatsApp followed, with almost 56 percent of internet users in France engaging with the instant messaging app. Communication platforms Skype and Discord were used by approximately 18 percent and 15 percent of the country's digital population as of the third quarter of 2021.
Leading messaging apps and communication platforms in France as of 3rd quarter 2021
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We Are Social, & Hootsuite, & DataReportal. (February 9, 2022). Leading messaging apps and communication platforms in France as of 3rd quarter 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 15, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/767497/french-use-internet-messaging-instant-cat/
We Are Social, und Hootsuite, und DataReportal. "Leading messaging apps and communication platforms in France as of 3rd quarter 2021." Chart. February 9, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 15, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/767497/french-use-internet-messaging-instant-cat/
We Are Social, Hootsuite, DataReportal. (2022). Leading messaging apps and communication platforms in France as of 3rd quarter 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 15, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/767497/french-use-internet-messaging-instant-cat/
We Are Social, and Hootsuite, and DataReportal. "Leading Messaging Apps and Communication Platforms in France as of 3rd Quarter 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/767497/french-use-internet-messaging-instant-cat/
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