⚡ Instant Messaging Apps in Brazil

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.

Brazil is a South American country with a population of around 217 million people.

According to our statistics, instant messaging apps are detected on 29.3% of websites from Brazil.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

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

The most popular is WhatsApp, which dominates the market with an overwhelming 95.5% share.
It is followed by Telegram with 4.7% and Messenger with 1%.

🚀 Highlights

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

✨ Best Instant Messaging Apps

Below is a more detailed list of 13 instant messaging apps used on sites from Brazil, ranked by their market share.

RankNameMarket share
1
WhatsApp
Menlo Park, California, United States

An instant messaging and Voice over IP service owned by Meta.

Free
2
Telegram
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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

Free$$$
3
Messenger
Menlo Park, California, United States

An instant messaging service developed by Meta, available on Android, iOS, and web platforms.

Free
4
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+
5
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
6
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
7
Slack
San Francisco, California, United States

A cloud-based team communication platform for businesses, currently owned by Salesforce.

Free$8.75+/month
8
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$$$
9
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
10
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
11
QQ
Shenzhen, China

A Chinese instant messaging software platform.

Free
12
Viber
Tokyo, Japan

A free, cross-platform instant messaging and calling application owned by Rakuten.

Free
13
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

👉 See Also

Data is based on the analysis of 65,306 websites from Brazil.
Statistics were last calculated on .
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.