While it has 6. Slack came into existence 7 years ago in , and has been extremely popular since, and though it is more popular for chat rooms, it also offers direct messaging. Signal is the app that Elon Musk encourage his followers to switch to, which then crashed due to the huge number of people switching to it, though it is now back up and running again.
Tango was developed in California and is said to be one of the easiest messaging apps to use, with more than million users. It was released in and has grown in popularity massively since. Microsoft Teams is the newest instant messaging and calling app unveiled by Microsoft as a replacement of Skype, so you can expect the numbers to increase significantly over the next few years.
Viber was created by Japanese company Rakuten and was an alternative to Skype when it was launched, and by , had more than 1 billion users across the world. Skype was the first globally popular and accessible free video calling service which was established by Microsoft and has more than million on a monthly basis. However, the hype behind Skype has decreased now that you can video call through Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp, and newcomers like Zoom have also taken away market share.
Telegram is another app many people are touting to replace WhatsApp and the app, which has million active users would definitely welcome the added numbers. Please continue to see the 5 most popular instant messaging apps. Disclosure: No position. As of p.
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It enables you to chat, collaborate on files, hold video calls, and organize your team in other ways. One of the main reasons why you might opt-in for Microsoft Teams is the fact that, when combined with the rest of the Office Business Suite, Microsoft Teams make a perfect enterprise environment for communication. The platform easily integrates with other Microsoft apps like Calendar and SharePoint, so you can schedule meetings, create content on Office Online, etc.
When it comes to the interface, we found that Teams are a bit too strict and formal. They might be a better fit for a big enterprise, rather than a young startup team. Image Source. It is, however, great for file sharing, as you have a whole section called Files where your team can upload files and easily make changes. You can get Microsoft Teams in two ways — free with a Microsoft account or through an Office Business account.
Another team chat app that markets itself as one of the best Slack alternatives , Fleep is a work instant messenger that focuses on delivering the most basic features a team might need for efficient communication. You can also pin specific messages in a conversation, although this process might be easier than in Slack.
There is a clickable icon on the right side of the conversation. Clicking that icon shows you all pinned messages. Instead, they redirect you to Whereby. So, this whole process is a little inconvenient and dragged out. Unlike many on this list, Chanty is a messenger that focuses on tasks, in addition to chat options.
So, it allows you to pin messages and mention team members, but also create and assign tasks. Instead of simply having conversations, Chanty implores you to create tasks and then communicate about those projects. You can set deadlines, assign responsibilities, and start task discussions with one click. At any time, you can switch to the Kanban board view that you can find in project management apps like Trello.
Here, you can execute scrum methodology , control priorities, and truly optimize your workflow. Chanty also offers some useful integrations that can help you go beyond communication and task management: you can integrate with MailChimp, OneDrive, Dropbox, and others.
Chanty has only two pricing plans: Free and Business. A relatively new team communication tool , Troop Messenger was started in by a company called Tvisha Systems, as an internal communications tool. Since then, it has become increasingly popular, primarily because of its safety protocols. It looks a lot like other team chats but the hard edge and simple colors force you to focus on the chat and ignore everything else. Sending messages, making calls, and storing files is made easy and intuitive.
Depending on the plan you choose, you can have up to 1 TB of storage space for files. You can also preview many image and video formats. With it, you can set a timer and have a one-on-one conversation until the time runs out. This can be great for brainstorming sessions when you need to be creative in a hurry. The last model is suitable for companies with more than employees, as stated on their website. Founded in , Flock is another messenger that works as a freemium model with plans for upgrading.
Sometimes referred to as a mix between Microsoft Teams and Slack, the app focuses on team communication but provides small organizational tools as well.
The chat is structured like in Slack: the channels are left, the chat window is in the middle, and on the right, you have additional options. The additional sidebar on the far left and overall design both remind me of Teams. So many buttons and sidebars are a bit confusing, so Flock gets a knock in the design department. In Japan, Line grows progressively every year. However, the number of global Line users had no significant growth in the last five years.
When it comes to South Korean messaging apps, Kakao Talk takes the first spot in its home country, followed by Telegram and Line.
This includes highly populated countries like Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico. Meanwhile, Telegram takes the second spot in many of these countries. Messenger is still an important contender and the third in the ranking. The powerful app trio has very little competition in this region. It is one of the few regions where Messenger hasn't been displaced by Telegram's boom.
It is worth mentioning that other messenger apps like Gem4Me or Ayoba are very popular in certain African countries. Their User base is growing consistently. However, they are still far from making it to the top three in the African continent.
Messenger used to be the chat app of choice for Australians and New Zealanders. In this is no longer the case. In Papua New Guinea, BiP is the most popular messaging app, but internet penetration still remains low in the country. For that reason, the total amount of users are not enough to include it in the top 3. As you can see, different countries show a preference for different apps. Asia shows a wide diversity of messaging apps, whereas WhatsApp, Telegram, and Messenger are rarely disputed in Central and South America.
Now it's time to move on to the final section, where we discuss the main trends we have noticed this year. Since our last Messaging App Research in July , some important things have happened. We have talked about MAU and regional preferences. So what key points can we make from this year's results? Our Top App by Country research of shows that WhatsApp is the most popular messaging app in countries out of At this point, Telegram has four times fewer Users than WhatsApp.
But, why do people use WhatsApp? Well, there are various reasons: It is the most popular app in the world, so your contacts are probably already using it. It was right there when the smartphone fever started almost a decade ago, and it benefited from that. It's also easy to use since WhatsApp Users are identified via phone numbers. This makes adding new Contacts quite simple compared to other methods like usernames. Users can text their contacts on WhatsApp just by having their phone number -assuming that both sides have WhatsApp installed.
This is not the only app experiencing a sweet moment. Despite having a smaller base of Users, they are quickly becoming more and more relevant in the instant messaging game. Telegram is the second most popular messaging app in the Google PlayStore for more than a hundred countries. The app's success is due to its innovative features and people's growing concern over internet privacy. This was caused by WhatsApp's new policy which involved sharing Users' data with Facebook.
But there was one more thing that prompted Signal to skyrocket in such a short time span: In January of this year, Elon Musk tweeted "Use Signal" to his 42 million followers. Signal peaked at 51M downloads in the same month. The first month of the year was prosperous for Telegram too. The app got 64M new downloads and became the most downloaded app of January worldwide.
Is Telegram vs WhatsApp already a thing? Well, that's not likely, at least for the time being. But Telegram is having a rather good Time will tell if this is just temporary or a new trend. In our research, we have noticed an interesting pattern: In many geographical areas, Telegram is substituting Messenger as the second most popular messaging app. In almost a hundred countries, Telegram has replaced Messenger as the second top messaging app in the Play Store, while the latter falls to third place.
This suggests that Telegram has finally turned the tables, becoming a serious competitor for Messenger. Yet it is expanding quickly enough to challenge Messenger in multiple countries. Nonetheless, Messenger still remains very relevant in 8 of the 10 most populated countries on earth. But if Telegram keeps growing at this pace, it could become the second non-Chinese app in terms of MAU in only a few years. We use cookies and other similar technologies to collect data to improve your experience on our site as specified in our cookie policy.
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