🆚 Kuaishou vs. Snapchat

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Social media platform
Instant messaging app

About

Kuaishou is a Chinese short-video social media platform.

Snapchat is a messaging and social networking app that lets users send photos and videos ("Snaps") that disappear after being viewed by default.

It supports temporary Snaps, 24-hour Stories, augmented reality filters and lenses, a Snap Map for location sharing, private chats with voice and video calls, and a Memories archive with optional PIN protection.

Headquarters

Beijing, China
Santa Monica, California, United States

Website

Pricing

Free ✔️
Free ✔️

Categories

Social Media › Rank #83
Social Media › Rank #31
Video Platforms › Rank #31
Instant Messaging › Rank #11

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Snapchat instant messaging app is 60 times more popular than Kuaishou.
Total websites

Market share

Social Media

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Snapchat is more popular in the United States, Saudi Arabia, and France, while Kuaishou is more popular in China and Hong Kong.
United States
Saudi Arabia
France
United Kingdom
United Arab Emirates
Norway
Germany
Pakistan
Canada
India

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Snapchat is more popular than Kuaishou in all market segments.
Education/Reference
Online Shopping
Sports
Entertainment
Marketing/Merchandising
Fashion/Beauty
Business
Blogs/Wiki
General News
Travel

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#20,380
#37,052
#49,121
#141,080
View more ➝
Name
Rank
#110
#272
View more ➝

See also

* According to recent studies, many of online reviews are fake.
When making your decision, it is better to rely on data that cannot be falsified.
Our service evaluates the popularity of technologies by the number of websites using them.

Statistics were last calculated on .
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.