As of April 2019, the leading messaging app used in Canada was Facebook Messenger with a 70 percent usage rate among Canadian online users. Basic SMS or MMS texting on a mobile device was ranked second with a 59 percent usage rate.
Leading messaging apps used in Canada as of April 2019
Incidence rates based on % indicating some level of usage of each app at Usage question (7. “How often do you use each of the following messaging apps/services, if at all?”). If respondents indicate “Never –Do not have an account / the app” or “Never -Have an account / the app, but never use it”, they are not included in the percentages above.
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Pollara. (December 19, 2019). Leading messaging apps used in Canada as of April 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/882273/canada-leading-messaging-apps/
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