South Korea's homegrown messaging app which is also the most popular in the country, with over 40 million active users Hyper-focused on privacy and security, Signal has built a loyal following of disgruntled ex-WhatsApp and Facebook usersĪnother messaging app that has been able to target emerging markets, such as Eastern Europe and the Middle East Originally built as a communications platform for gamers, Discord has branched out into a whole host of other communities Part of Naver and SoftBank's tech conglomerate, Z HoldingsĪpple's messaging platform has about one billion users, although how many use it as the primary platform is unknown Popular in Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan and Thailand.

Popular alternative messaging app in Central Asia and the Middle East, known for strong pro-privacy stanceĬhina's messaging super-app, with more than one billion users in the country and thousands of mini-programs Snapchat kickstarted photo sharing and has since branched out its platform into a fully-fledged social network The most popular messaging app in the world, with over five billion downloads and two billion active usersįacebook's own messaging app isn't too shabby either, reaching five billion downloads a year after WhatsApp

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