8 WhatsApp Statistics You Probably Didn't Know

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1. WhatsApp is the world's most popular mobile messaging app
2 billion people worldwide check WhatsApp at least once a month.

This makes WhatsApp the global leader ahead of Facebook Messenger with 1.3 billion users and WeChat with 1.2 billion users.

monthly active users of social media platforms (in millions)
Source: Statista
2. WhatsApp is the third most used social media app in the world
It is second only to Facebook and YouTube in terms of popularity.

the most used social media platforms in the world
Source: Hootsuite
3. 58% of WhatsApp users check the app more than once a day
For example, an average US user checks the app 143 times per month .

4. In 2019, WhatsApp recorded more than 500 million daily active users
This is an increase from 450 million in mid-2018.

5. Most new WhatsApp users in 2020 live in the United States
After the United States, the countries with the most WhatsApp bahrain phone number data downloads in 2020 were Brazil, the United Kingdom, India, and Mexico.

social platforms number of downloads in millions
Source: Statista
6. 27% of US users are between 26 and 35 years old
Demographics of US WhatsApp users
Source: Statista
7. WhatsApp is mainly used to keep in touch with friends and family
This is why 82% of Americans use this app. Other reasons for these downloads include professional networking (13%) and entertainment (10%).

8. WhatsApp calls broke the record on New Year's Eve 2020
WhatsApp reached a record high of 1.4 billion concurrent video and voice calls on December 31, 2020.