⚡ Instant Messaging Apps in Korea

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.

Korea is an East Asian country with a population of around 52 million people.

According to our statistics, instant messaging apps are detected on 17.9% of websites from Korea.

Statistics based on 26K+ analyzed websites. About this data

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

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

The most popular is KakaoTalk, which dominates the market with a substantial 74.1% share.
It is followed by Messenger with 34.3% and Telegram with 6.1%.

KakaoTalk 74.1%
Messenger 34.3%
Telegram 6.1%
Discord 1.1%
Line 0.6%
WhatsApp 0.5%
Slack 0.2%
WeChat 0.2%
Zalo 0.1%
Zoom 0.09%
QQ 0.06%
Snapchat 0.04%
Microsoft Teams 0.02%
RingCentral 0.02%

🚀 Highlights

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

1. KakaoTalk ^(-9)
2. Messenger ^(-1)
4. Discord ^(-1)
7. Slack ^(-6)
10. Zoom ^(-2)
13. Microsoft Teams ^(-2)
14. RingCentral ^(-5)
15. Signal ^(-6)

✨ Best Instant Messaging Apps

Below is a more detailed list of 15 instant messaging apps used on sites from Korea, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	KakaoTalk Jeju-si, Jeju-do, Korea A Korean instant messenger for chats and real-time voice and video calls. Free	74.1%
2	Messenger Menlo Park, California, United States An instant messaging service developed by Meta, available on Android, iOS, and web platforms. Free	34.3%
3	Telegram Dubai, United Arab Emirates A cloud-based messaging app for mobile and desktop platforms focused on security, speed, and privacy. Free$$$	6.1%
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+	1.1%
5	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	0.6%
6	WhatsApp Menlo Park, California, United States An instant messaging and Voice over IP service owned by Meta. Free	0.5%
7	Slack San Francisco, California, United States A cloud-based team communication platform for businesses, currently owned by Salesforce. Free$8.75+/month	0.2%
8	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	0.2%
9	Zalo Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam A Vietnamese mobile instant messenger and social media service. Free99,000 VND+/month	0.1%
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	0.09%
11	QQ Shenzhen, China A Chinese instant messaging software platform. Free	0.06%
12	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	0.04%
13	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%
14	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	0.02%
15	Signal Mountain View, California, United States An open-source, privacy-focused messaging app for instant messaging, voice calls, and video calls. FreeOpen source	0.02%

👉 See Also

🌎 Instant Messaging in other countries

🗃️ 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 26,215 websites from Korea.
We currently track the presence of 26 instant messaging apps across the web.
Of these, 15 were detected on websites from Korea.
Statistics were last calculated on April 5, 2026.
For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.