⚡ Instant Messaging Apps 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.

Germany is a Central European country with a population of around 84 million people.

According to our statistics, instant messaging apps are detected on 2.5% of websites from Germany.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

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

The most popular is WhatsApp with an impressive share of 50%, followed by Telegram with 27.1% and Discord with 14.4%.

WhatsApp 50%
Telegram 27.1%
Discord 14.4%
Messenger 4.5%
Matrix 1.5%
Zoom 1.5%
Snapchat 1.4%
Microsoft Teams 1.2%
Slack 1%
Viber 0.7%
IRC 0.5%
WeChat 0.5%
Signal 0.4%
Threema 0.4%
Webex 0.3%

🚀 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.

3. Discord ^(-2)
5. Matrix ^(-11)
6. Zoom ^(-6)
7. Snapchat ^(-4)
8. Microsoft Teams ^(-6)
9. Slack ^(-4)
11. IRC ^(-7)
13. Signal ^(-9)
14. Threema ^(-11)
15. Webex ^(-5)

✨ Best Instant Messaging Apps

Below is a more detailed list of the top 25 of the 25 instant messaging apps used on sites from Germany, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	WhatsApp Menlo Park, California, United States An instant messaging and Voice over IP service owned by Meta. Free	50%
2	Telegram Dubai, United Arab Emirates A cloud-based messaging app for mobile and desktop platforms focused on security, speed, and privacy. Free$$$	27.1%
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+	14.4%
4	Messenger Menlo Park, California, United States An instant messaging service developed by Meta, available on Android, iOS, and web platforms. Free	4.5%
5	Matrix London, United Kingdom A set of open APIs for open-federated Instant Messaging, Voice over IP and Internet of Things communication. Free	1.5%
6	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	1.5%
7	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	1.4%
8	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	1.2%
9	Slack San Francisco, California, United States A cloud-based team communication platform for businesses, currently owned by Salesforce. Free$8.75+/month	1%
10	Viber Tokyo, Japan A free, cross-platform instant messaging and calling application owned by Rakuten. Free	0.7%
11	IRC A text-based chat system for instant messaging supported by many clients such as mIRC, XChat, ChatZilla and others. Free	0.5%
12	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	0.5%
13	Signal Mountain View, California, United States An open source, privacy-focused messaging app for instant messaging, voice calls, and video calls. FreeOpen source	0.4%
14	Threema Pfäffikon, Schwyz, Switzerland A commercial, cross-platform instant messaging app focused on privacy and security. $6.99+	0.4%
15	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%
16	Gitter London, United Kingdom An open source chat and networking platform for software developers based on the Matrix protocol. Free	0.2%
17	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$$$	0.2%
18	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	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	XMPP Parker, Colorado, United States A set of open technologies for instant messaging, presence, multi-party chat, voice and video calls, and collaboration.	0.1%
21	QQ Shenzhen, China A Chinese instant messaging software platform. Free	0.1%
22	KakaoTalk Jeju-si, Jeju-do, Korea A Korean instant messenger for chats and real-time voice and video calls. Free	0.07%
23	Zalo Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam A Vietnamese mobile instant messenger and social media service. Free99,000 VND+/month	0.04%
24	Max Moscow, Russia An instant messaging app from Russia, integrated into the country's national IT ecosystem. Free	0.04%
25	GG Koszalin, Poland A Polish instant messaging client originally known as Gadu-Gadu that uses a proprietary protocol to connect users for real-time chat across desktop, web, and mobile apps. Free100 PLN+/month	0.02%

👉 See Also

🌎 Instant Messaging in other countries

Data is based on the analysis of 221,116 websites from Germany.
Statistics were last calculated on February 15, 2026.
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.