🆚 Telegram vs. Viber

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Instant messaging app
Instant messaging app

About

Telegram is a cloud-based messaging app for mobile and desktop platforms focused on security, speed, and privacy.

It provides voice and video calls, unlimited cloud storage for regular chats and media across devices, end-to-end encryption for Secret Chats, supports groups and channels with up to 200,000 members, and allows bots and mini-apps to extend functionality.

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

Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Tokyo, Japan

Website

Pricing

Free version ✔️
Telegram PremiumVaries by country, $2.49-$4.99/month
Free ✔️
Phone calls
World (unlimited mins)$5.99/month
USA (unlimited mins)$1.99/month
UK (100 mins)$1.99/month
Germany (100 mins)$1.99/month

Categories

Instant Messaging › Rank #2
Instant Messaging › Rank #8
Social Media › Rank #8
Social Media › Rank #20

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Telegram instant messaging app is 9 times more popular than Viber.
Total websites

Market share

Instant Messaging
Social Media

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Telegram is more popular in Russia, Ukraine, and Iran, while Viber is more popular in Bulgaria, Greece, and Serbia.
Russia
Ukraine
Iran
Thailand
United States
Belarus
Italy
India
Germany
Indonesia

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Telegram is more popular than Viber in all market segments.
Business
Marketing/Merchandising
General News
Blogs/Wiki
Online Shopping
Education/Reference
Internet Services
Entertainment
Travel
Finance/Banking

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#277
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Name
Rank
#1,715
#2,115
#2,397
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See also

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