⚡ Instant Messaging Apps in India

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.

India is a South Asian country with a population of over 1.4 billion people.

According to our statistics, instant messaging apps are detected on 20.6% of websites from India.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

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

The most popular is WhatsApp, which dominates the market with an overwhelming 88.6% share.
It is followed by Telegram with 12.2% and Messenger with 2.8%.

WhatsApp 88.6%
Telegram 12.2%
Messenger 2.8%
Discord 0.7%
Snapchat 0.5%
Zoom 0.3%
Webex 0.1%
Microsoft Teams 0.1%
Line 0.1%
Slack 0.1%
WeChat 0.04%
Matrix 0.04%
Viber 0.01%
QQ 0.01%
Zalo 0.007%

🚀 Highlights

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

4. Discord ^(-1)
5. Snapchat ^(-6)
6. Zoom ^(-6)
7. Webex ^(-13)
8. Microsoft Teams ^(-6)
10. Slack ^(-3)
12. Matrix ^(-4)
16. RingCentral ^(-3)
17. Signal ^(-5)
19. Rocket.Chat ^(-2)

✨ Best Instant Messaging Apps

Below is a more detailed list of 20 instant messaging apps used on sites from India, 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	88.6%
2	Telegram Dubai, United Arab Emirates A cloud-based messaging app for mobile and desktop platforms focused on security, speed, and privacy. Free$$$	12.2%
3	Messenger Menlo Park, California, United States An instant messaging service developed by Meta, available on Android, iOS, and web platforms. Free	2.8%
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+	0.7%
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	0.5%
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	0.3%
7	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	0.1%
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	0.1%
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	0.1%
10	Slack San Francisco, California, United States A cloud-based team communication platform for businesses, currently owned by Salesforce. Free$8.75+/month	0.1%
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	0.04%
12	Matrix London, United Kingdom A set of open APIs for open-federated Instant Messaging, Voice over IP and Internet of Things communication. Free	0.04%
13	Viber Tokyo, Japan A free, cross-platform instant messaging and calling application owned by Rakuten. Free	0.01%
14	QQ Shenzhen, China A Chinese instant messaging software platform. Free	0.01%
15	Zalo Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam A Vietnamese mobile instant messenger and social media service. Free99,000 VND+/month	0.007%
16	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	0.007%
17	Signal Mountain View, California, United States An open source, privacy-focused messaging app for instant messaging, voice calls, and video calls. FreeOpen source	0.007%
18	IRC A text-based chat system for instant messaging supported by many clients such as mIRC, XChat, ChatZilla and others. Free	0.007%
19	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$$$	0.007%
20	XMPP Parker, Colorado, United States A set of open technologies for instant messaging, presence, multi-party chat, voice and video calls, and collaboration.	0.007%

👉 See Also

🌎 Instant Messaging in other countries

Data is based on the analysis of 66,639 websites from India.
Statistics were last calculated on February 25, 2026.
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.