⚡ Instant Messaging Apps in Iran

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.

Iran is a Western Asian country with a population of over 89 million people.

According to our statistics, instant messaging apps are detected on 43.9% of websites from Iran.

Statistics based on 23K+ analyzed websites. About this data

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

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

The most popular is Telegram with an impressive share of 76.1%, followed by WhatsApp with 52% and Discord with 0.2%.

Telegram 76.1%
WhatsApp 52%
Discord 0.2%
Messenger 0.1%
WeChat 0.05%
Rocket.Chat 0.05%
Microsoft Teams 0.02%
Viber 0.02%
Line 0.02%
Zoom 0.02%
Snapchat 0.01%
Matrix 0.01%
Gitter 0.01%

🚀 Highlights

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

1. Telegram ^(-1)
3. Discord ^(-2)
5. WeChat ^(-1)
6. Rocket.Chat ^(-18)
7. Microsoft Teams ^(-8)
10. Zoom ^(-3)
11. Snapchat ^(-1)
12. Matrix ^(-4)
13. Gitter ^(-8)

✨ Best Instant Messaging Apps

Below is a more detailed list of 13 instant messaging apps used on sites from Iran, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	Telegram Dubai, United Arab Emirates A cloud-based messaging app for mobile and desktop platforms focused on security, speed, and privacy. Free$$$	76.1%
2	WhatsApp Menlo Park, California, United States A cross-platform instant messaging and Voice over IP service owned by Meta that enables private messaging, media sharing, and internet-based voice and video communication. Free$$$	52%
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+	0.2%
4	Messenger Menlo Park, California, United States An instant messaging service developed by Meta, available on Android, iOS, and web platforms. Free	0.1%
5	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	0.05%
6	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$$$	0.05%
7	Microsoft Teams Redmond, Washington, United States A proprietary business collaboration platform built for hybrid work, offering chat, video conferencing, file storage, and application integration. Free$9.99+/month	0.02%
8	Viber Tokyo, Japan A free, cross-platform instant messaging and calling application owned by Rakuten. Free$$$	0.02%
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	0.02%
10	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	0.02%
11	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	0.01%
12	Matrix London, United Kingdom A set of open APIs for open-federated Instant Messaging, Voice over IP and Internet of Things communication. Free	0.01%
13	Gitter London, United Kingdom An open-source chat and networking platform for software developers based on the Matrix protocol. Free	0.01%

🗃️ About This Data

We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
This report is based on the analysis of 23,486 websites from Iran.
We currently track the presence of 28 instant messaging apps across the web.
Of these, 13 were detected on websites from Iran.
Statistics were last calculated on September 18, 2026.
For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.