⚡ Instant Messaging 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. 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 19.6% of websites from India.

⭐ Most Popular in 2025

The following chart shows the top instant messaging apps in India in 2025, based on market share.

The most popular is WhatsApp, which dominates the market with an overwhelming 89.7% share.
It is followed by Telegram with 11% and Messenger with 3.1%.

WhatsApp 89.7%
Telegram 11%
Messenger 3.1%
Discord 0.7%
Snapchat 0.4%
Microsoft Teams 0.1%
Slack 0.1%
Line 0.1%
WeChat 0.03%
Matrix 0.03%
QQ 0.03%
Viber 0.02%
Zalo 0.01%
Signal 0.01%

🚀 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. Microsoft Teams ^(-7)
7. Slack ^(-5)
10. Matrix ^(-4)
14. Signal ^(-4)
15. XMPP ^(-4)

✨ Best Instant Messaging Apps

Below is a more detailed list of all 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	89.7%
2	Telegram Dubai, United Arab Emirates A cloud-based messaging app for mobile and desktop platforms focused on security, speed, and privacy. Free$$$	11%
3	Messenger Menlo Park, California, United States An instant messaging service developed by Meta, available on Android, iOS, and web platforms. Free	3.1%
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	0.4%
6	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%
7	Slack San Francisco, California, United States A cloud-based team communication platform for business, which is currently owned by Salesforce. Free$8.75+/month	0.1%
8	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%
9	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	0.03%
10	Matrix London, United Kingdom A set of open APIs for open-federated Instant Messaging, Voice over IP and Internet of Things communication. Free	0.03%
11	QQ Shenzhen, China A Chinese instant messaging software platform. Free	0.03%
12	Viber Tokyo, Japan A free, cross-platform instant messaging and calling application owned by Rakuten. Free	0.02%
13	Zalo Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam A Vietnamese mobile instant messenger and social media service. Free99,000 VND+/month	0.01%
14	Signal Mountain View, California, United States An open source, privacy-focused messaging app for instant messaging, voice calls, and video calls. FreeOpen source	0.01%
15	XMPP Parker, Colorado, United States A set of open technologies for instant messaging, presence, multi-party chat, voice and video calls, and collaboration.	0.01%

👉 See Also

🌎 Instant Messaging in other countries

Data is based on the analysis of 51,870 websites from India.
Statistics were last calculated on December 29, 2025.
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.