🆚 KakaoTalk vs. QQ

Type

Instant messaging app
Instant messaging app

About

KakaoTalk is a Korean messaging platform widely considered a super app, combining private and group chats, voice and video calls, communities, and other digital services.

It provides Open Chat for topic-based communities, voice call recording, a digital wallet for certificates and cards, and KakaoTalk Channels for business messaging, consultations, reservations, orders, and payments.

Tencent QQ is a Chinese instant messaging software platform.

It supports text, voice, and video chat, file transfers, and group messaging, allows users to create customizable avatars, integrates social networking features through QQ Zone, and includes additional services such as games, music, and online shopping.

Headquarters

Jeju-si, Jeju-do, Korea
Shenzhen, China

Website

Pricing

Free ✔️
Free ✔️

Categories

Instant Messaging › Rank #11
Instant Messaging › Rank #9
Social Media › Rank #28

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The QQ instant messaging app is 1.2 times more popular than KakaoTalk.
Total websites

Market share

Instant Messaging

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

QQ is more popular in China, Hong Kong, and Cambodia, while KakaoTalk is more popular in Korea, Japan, and the United States.
China
Korea
Hong Kong
Japan
United States
Cambodia
Netherlands
Singapore
Taiwan
Philippines

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

QQ is more popular among sites focused on business, Internet services, and marketing and merchandising, while KakaoTalk is more commonly used on online shopping, education and reference, and general news sites.
Business
Online Shopping
Internet Services
Education/Reference
Marketing/Merchandising
Blogs/Wiki
General News
Travel
Forum/Bulletin Boards
Fashion/Beauty

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
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Name
Rank
#6,729
#20,704
#49,428
#59,357
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See also

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