Facebook Messenger performed similarly in terms of average session duration, this time ranking above Messenger by Google but losing out to WhatsApp which was used on average for 2.01 minutes per session.ĭespite there being obvious room for improvement in certain areas, Facebook Messenger arguably has a lot to offer to its users. Among the leading mobile messaging apps in the United States, Facebook Messenger ranked sixth with 78 sessions per month per user, whereas those using Messenger by Google did so over 260 times per month. It is interesting to see how users in the United States interact with mobile messaging apps, and Facebook Messenger still has the potential for growth. users as of September 2019, the app far surpasses Snapchat’s user base of 46 million and despite WhatsApp’s global popularity, the company ranked third with 26 million active users each month in the United States. With about 106 million monthly active U.S. Although WhatsApp remains the most popular mobile messenger app, with two billion monthly active users globally, in the United States Facebook Messenger is the most popular mobile messaging app in terms of number of users. Recent data shows that Facebook Messenger is one of the leading social networking app in the United States, with over two million monthly downloads in the Apple App Store.

Messenger audience data from January 2021 shows that 25 to 34 year olds accounted for the largest group (24.6 percent) of Facebook Messenger users in the United States.Īs of one the most popular social networks and messengers worldwide, Facebook Messenger belongs to Facebook's exclusive billion-dollar-user club (other members are the core network Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp). In 2020, there was an estimate of over 146 million mobile messenger app users in the United States. Whilst there are multiple messaging apps available, Facebook Messenger, also known as simply Messenger, has made its own mark on the industry and data shows that it is widely used across the globe, particularly in the United States.

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