🆚 QQ vs. Zalo

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.

Zalo is a Vietnamese mobile instant messenger and social media service.

It provides text messaging with images, voice and video calls, status posts, and file sharing, friend discovery by phone number or QR code, reminders and group chats, and integrates mobile payments via ZaloPay and business tools like Official Accounts and Mini Apps.

Headquarters

Shenzhen, China
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Website

Pricing

Free ✔️
Free version ✔️Basic
Advanced99,000 VND/month
Premium399,000 VND/month

Categories

Instant Messaging › Rank #7
Instant Messaging › Rank #9
Social Media › Rank #19

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The QQ instant messaging app is 1.2 times more popular than Zalo.
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 the United States, while Zalo is more popular in Vietnam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Singapore.
Vietnam
China
Hong Kong
United States
U.S. Virgin Islands
Singapore
Cambodia
Netherlands
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 blogs and wiki, while Zalo is more commonly used on online shopping, education and reference, and general news sites.
Business
Online Shopping
Internet Services
Education/Reference
Blogs/Wiki
Marketing/Merchandising
General News
Forum/Bulletin Boards
Travel
Entertainment

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#6,729
#20,704
#49,428
#79,562
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Name
Rank
#1,339
#3,212
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See also

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