⚡ Instant Messaging Apps in Ireland

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.

Ireland is a Western European country with a population of over 5.1 million people.

According to our statistics, instant messaging apps are detected on 2.6% of websites from Ireland.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

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

The most popular is WhatsApp with an impressive share of 48.5%, followed by Messenger with 15.8% and Telegram with 10.6%.

WhatsApp 48.5%
Messenger 15.8%
Telegram 10.6%
Discord 9.7%
Slack 7.9%
Snapchat 6.7%
Microsoft Teams 1.5%
Zoom 1.2%
Gitter 0.9%
RingCentral 0.9%
WeChat 0.6%
Matrix 0.6%
Line 0.3%
QQ 0.3%

🚀 Highlights

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

2. Messenger ^(-1)
4. Discord ^(-1)
5. Slack ^(-8)
6. Snapchat ^(-5)
7. Microsoft Teams ^(-7)
8. Zoom ^(-4)
9. Gitter ^(-8)
10. RingCentral ^(-8)
12. Matrix ^(-4)
15. IRC ^(-4)

✨ Best Instant Messaging Apps

Below is a more detailed list of 15 instant messaging apps used on sites from Ireland, 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	48.5%
2	Messenger Menlo Park, California, United States An instant messaging service developed by Meta, available on Android, iOS, and web platforms. Free	15.8%
3	Telegram Dubai, United Arab Emirates A cloud-based messaging app for mobile and desktop platforms focused on security, speed, and privacy. Free$$$	10.6%
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+	9.7%
5	Slack San Francisco, California, United States A cloud-based team communication platform for businesses, currently owned by Salesforce. Free$8.75+/month	7.9%
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	6.7%
7	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	1.5%
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	1.2%
9	Gitter London, United Kingdom An open-source chat and networking platform for software developers based on the Matrix protocol. Free	0.9%
10	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	0.9%
11	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	0.6%
12	Matrix London, United Kingdom A set of open APIs for open-federated Instant Messaging, Voice over IP and Internet of Things communication. Free	0.6%
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	0.3%
14	QQ Shenzhen, China A Chinese instant messaging software platform. Free	0.3%
15	IRC A text-based chat system for instant messaging supported by many clients such as mIRC, XChat, ChatZilla and others. Free	0.3%

👉 See Also

🌎 Instant Messaging in other countries

Data is based on the analysis of 12,860 websites from Ireland.
Statistics were last calculated on March 21, 2026.
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.