🆚 Snapchat vs. Viber

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

📈 Viber is three times more popular than Snapchat.
🌍 Viber is more popular in Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus.
🌎 Snapchat is more popular in the United States, Saudi Arabia, and the United Kingdom.

Type

Instant messaging app

About

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.

Viber is a free, cross-platform instant messaging and calling application owned by Rakuten.

It supports text, voice, and video messaging, one-on-one and group calls, end-to-end encryption by default, group chats with up to 250 participants, communities with unlimited members, disappearing messages, custom stickers and GIFs, and low-cost calls to phone numbers through Viber Out.

Headquarters

Santa Monica, California, United States

Tokyo, Japan

Website

snapchat.com #98

viber.com #1,179

Pricing

Free ✔️

Phone callsWorld (unlimited mins)$5.99/month
USA (unlimited mins)$1.99/month
UK (100 mins)$1.99/month
Germany (100 mins)$1.99/month

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Viber instant messaging app is 2.6 times more popular than Snapchat.

Total websites

Market share

Instant Messaging

Social Media

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Viber is more popular in Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus, while Snapchat is more popular in the United States, Saudi Arabia, and the United Kingdom.

Ukraine

Russia

Belarus

United States

Saudi Arabia

Greece

Serbia

Bulgaria

United Kingdom

France

Awards

🥈 Second most popular in Saudi Arabia in the Instant Messaging category.
🥈 Second most popular in Norway in the Instant Messaging category.
🥈 Second most popular in Kuwait in the Instant Messaging category.
🥈 Second most popular in Qatar in the Instant Messaging category.
🥉 Third most popular in the United Arab Emirates in the Instant Messaging category.

🥇 Most popular in Serbia in the Instant Messaging category.
🥇 Most popular in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Instant Messaging category.
🥈 Second most popular in Ukraine in the Instant Messaging category.
🥈 Second most popular in Belarus in the Instant Messaging category.
🥈 Second most popular in Bulgaria in the Instant Messaging category.

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Viber is more popular among sites focused on online shopping, marketing and merchandising, and business, while Snapchat is more commonly used on education and reference, entertainment, and sports sites.

Online Shopping

Marketing/Merchandising

Education/Reference

Business

General News

Entertainment

Sports

Fashion/Beauty

Travel

Blogs/Wiki