⚡ Instant Messaging Apps in Australia

Instant messaging apps allow users to communicate in real time via text, voice, and video, often with group chats, file sharing, and end-to-end encryption.

Australia is an Oceanian country with a population of over 27 million people.

According to our statistics, instant messaging apps are detected on 1.9% of websites from Australia.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

The following chart shows the top instant messaging apps on websites in Australia in 2026, based on market share.

The most popular is Messenger with an impressive share of 45.3%, followed by WhatsApp with 29.7% and Discord with 8%.

Messenger 45.3%
WhatsApp 29.7%
Discord 8%
Telegram 6.6%
Snapchat 4.5%
Microsoft Teams 3.3%
WeChat 2.5%
Zoom 1.7%
Line 1.4%
Slack 1.4%
Zalo 0.4%
Webex 0.3%
KakaoTalk 0.3%
Viber 0.2%
IRC 0.2%

🚀 Highlights

Here is a list of the top apps that are more popular in Australia than worldwide.
Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.

1. Messenger ^(-2)
3. Discord ^(-2)
5. Snapchat ^(-6)
6. Microsoft Teams ^(-8)
8. Zoom ^(-4)
10. Slack ^(-3)
12. Webex ^(-8)
15. IRC ^(-4)
20. Signal ^(-1)
21. Rocket.Chat ^(-1)

✨ Best Instant Messaging Apps

Below is a more detailed list of 21 instant messaging apps used on sites from Australia, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	Messenger Menlo Park, California, United States An instant messaging service developed by Meta, available on Android, iOS, and web platforms. Free	45.3%
2	WhatsApp Menlo Park, California, United States An instant messaging and Voice over IP service owned by Meta. Free	29.7%
3	Discord San Francisco, California, United States An instant messaging and VoIP social platform that allows users to communicate via text chat, voice, and video. Free$2.99+	8%
4	Telegram Dubai, United Arab Emirates A cloud-based messaging app for mobile and desktop platforms focused on security, speed, and privacy. Free$$$	6.6%
5	Snapchat Santa Monica, California, United States A messaging and social networking app that lets users send photos and videos ("Snaps") that disappear after being viewed by default. Free	4.5%
6	Microsoft Teams Redmond, Washington, United States A proprietary business collaboration platform built for hybrid work, offering chat, video conferencing, file storage, and application integration. Free$9.99+/month	3.3%
7	WeChat Shenzhen, China A Chinese instant messaging, social media, and mobile payment app that has evolved into a super-app combining communication, commerce, and everyday services. Free	2.5%
8	Zoom San Jose, California, United States A cloud-based communications platform that enables video meetings, audio conferencing, phone calls, and team chat across devices. Free$15.99+/user/month	1.7%
9	Line Tokyo, Japan A Japanese instant messaging and social networking app often described as a super-app because it integrates services such as a digital wallet, news feed, digital comics, media streaming, and shopping. Free	1.4%
10	Slack San Francisco, California, United States A cloud-based team communication platform for businesses, currently owned by Salesforce. Free$8.75+/month	1.4%
11	Zalo Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam A Vietnamese mobile instant messenger and social media service. Free99,000 VND+/month	0.4%
12	Webex San Jose, California, United States A cloud-based video conferencing and collaboration solution that enables users to hold online meetings, video calls, webinars, and team conversations with integrated chat and collaboration features. Free$14.50+/user/month	0.3%
13	KakaoTalk Jeju-si, Jeju-do, Korea A Korean instant messenger for chats and real-time voice and video calls. Free	0.3%
14	Viber Tokyo, Japan A free, cross-platform instant messaging and calling application owned by Rakuten. Free	0.2%
15	IRC A text-based chat system for instant messaging supported by many clients such as mIRC, XChat, ChatZilla and others. Free	0.2%
16	Matrix London, United Kingdom A set of open APIs for open-federated Instant Messaging, Voice over IP and Internet of Things communication. Free	0.1%
17	QQ Shenzhen, China A Chinese instant messaging software platform. Free	0.1%
18	Gitter London, United Kingdom An open-source chat and networking platform for software developers based on the Matrix protocol. Free	0.1%
19	RingCentral Belmont, California, United States A business communications platform that includes contact center and AI-powered phone, video, event management, and automation solutions. $20+/user/month	0.1%
20	Signal Mountain View, California, United States An open-source, privacy-focused messaging app for instant messaging, voice calls, and video calls. FreeOpen source	0.07%
21	Rocket.Chat Wilmington, Delaware, United States An open-source communication platform designed for organizations with high security, privacy, and data sovereignty requirements that supports real-time chat, voice, and video across web, desktop, and mobile clients. FreeOpen source$$$	0.07%

👉 See Also

🌎 Instant Messaging in other countries

Data is based on the analysis of 73,677 websites from Australia.
Statistics were last calculated on March 20, 2026.
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.