⚡ Instant Messaging in Germany
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. They can be broadly categorized into traditional chat services (WhatsApp), social media messengers (Facebook Messenger, Snapchat), privacy-focused messengers (Signal, Threema), and workplace collaboration tools (Slack, Microsoft Teams).
According to our statistics, messengers are detected on 2.5% of websites from Germany .
⭐ Most Popular in 2025
The following chart shows the top instant messaging apps in Germany in 2025, based on market share.
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🚀 Highlights
Here is a list of the top apps that are more popular in Germany than worldwide.Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.
✨ Best Instant Messaging Apps
Below is a more detailed list of all instant messaging apps used on sites from Germany , ranked by their market share.
Rank Name Market share
1
Menlo Park, California, United States An instant messaging and Voice over IP service owned by Meta.
50.1%
2
Dubai, United Arab Emirates A cloud-based messaging app for mobile and desktop platforms focused on security, speed, and privacy.
26.8%
3
San Francisco, California, United States An instant messaging and VoIP social platform that allows users to communicate via text chat, voice, and video.
12.9%
4
Menlo Park, California, United States An instant messaging service developed by Meta, available on Android, iOS, and web platforms.
5%
5
Redmond, Washington, United States A communications platform for voice and video calls and sending instant messages that was retired on May 5, 2025 in favor of Microsoft Teams.
3.7%
6
London, United Kingdom A set of open APIs for open-federated Instant Messaging, Voice over IP and Internet of Things communication.
1.6%
7
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.
1.4%
8
Redmond, Washington, United States A proprietary business collaboration platform built for hybrid work, offering chat, video conferencing, file storage, and application integration.
1.3%
9
San Francisco, California, United States A cloud-based team communication platform for business, which is currently owned by Salesforce.
1.1%
10
A text-based chat system for instant messaging supported by many clients such as mIRC, XChat, ChatZilla and others.
0.7%
11
Tokyo, Japan A free, cross-platform instant messaging and calling application owned by Rakuten.
0.5%
12
Pfäffikon, Schwyz, Switzerland A commercial, cross-platform, privacy-focused instant messaging app.
0.4%
13
Mountain View, California, United States An open source, privacy-focused messaging app for instant messaging, voice calls, and video calls.
0.4%
14
London, United Kingdom An open source chat and networking platform for software developers based on the Matrix protocol.
0.3%
15
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.
0.3%
16
Shenzhen, China A Chinese instant messaging software platform.
0.2%
17
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.
0.2%
18
Parker, Colorado, United States A set of open technologies for instant messaging, presence, multi-party chat, voice and video calls, and collaboration.
0.1%
19
Jeju-si, Jeju-do, Korea A Korean instant messenger for chats and real-time voice and video calls.
0.05%
20
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam A Vietnamese mobile instant messenger and social media service.
0.02%
21
Koszalin, Poland A Polish instant messenger that uses a proprietary protocol.
0.02%
Data updated October 19, 2025
👉 See Also
Matrix
Gitter
Instant messaging