🆚 Viber vs. WeChat

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Instant messaging app
Instant messaging app

About

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.

WeChat (or Weixin in Chinese) is a Chinese instant messaging, social media, and mobile payment app that has evolved into a super-app combining communication, commerce, and everyday services.

It supports text, voice, and video messaging, group chats, public accounts, and the Moments social feed, includes an integrated digital wallet and payments through WeChat Pay, and hosts mini-programs and third-party services within its ecosystem.

Headquarters

Tokyo, Japan
Shenzhen, China

Website

Pricing

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
Free ✔️

Categories

Instant Messaging › Rank #8
Instant Messaging › Rank #6
Social Media › Rank #20
Social Media › Rank #17

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The WeChat instant messaging app is 1.1 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.

WeChat is more popular in China, Hong Kong, and the United States, while Viber is more popular in Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus.
China
Ukraine
Russia
Hong Kong
Belarus
United States
Greece
Serbia
Bulgaria
Moldova

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

WeChat is more popular among sites focused on business, education and reference, and Internet services, while Viber is more commonly used on marketing and merchandising, online shopping, and general news sites.
Business
Education/Reference
Marketing/Merchandising
Online Shopping
Internet Services
General News
Travel
Blogs/Wiki
Entertainment
Health

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#1,715
#2,115
#2,397
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Name
Rank
#3,638
#5,356
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See also

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