🆚 QQ vs. WhatsApp

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Instant messaging app
Instant messaging app

About

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.

WhatsApp is an instant messaging and Voice over IP (VoIP) service owned by Meta.

It allows users to send text and voice messages, share photos, videos, documents, and locations, make voice and video calls including group calls, supports end-to-end encryption, and provides a Business API for large-scale messaging and automation.

Headquarters

Shenzhen, China
Menlo Park, California, United States

Website

Pricing

Free ✔️
Free ✔️
WhatsApp Business, US rate per conversation
Free version ✔️1,000 free service conversations/month
Marketing$0.025
Authentication$0.0135
Utility$0.004
Service$0

Categories

Instant Messaging › Rank #7
Instant Messaging › Rank #1
Social Media › Rank #19
Social Media › Rank #5

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The WhatsApp instant messaging app is 16 times more popular than QQ.
Total websites

Market share

Instant Messaging
Social Media

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

WhatsApp is more popular in Brazil, India, and Russia, while QQ is more popular in China and Hong Kong.
Brazil
India
China
Russia
Spain
Turkey
Indonesia
Italy
Thailand
Argentina

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

WhatsApp is more popular than QQ in all market segments.
Online Shopping
Business
Marketing/Merchandising
Internet Services
Travel
Education/Reference
Fashion/Beauty
Health
Blogs/Wiki
General News

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#6,729
#20,704
#49,428
#79,562
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See also

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