⚡ Instant Messaging Apps in Mexico

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, instant messaging apps are detected on 23.9% of websites from Mexico.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

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

The most popular is WhatsApp, which dominates the market with an overwhelming 93.3% share.
It is followed by Messenger with 8.7% and Telegram with 3.7%.

WhatsApp 93.3%
Messenger 8.7%
Telegram 3.7%
Discord 0.7%
Microsoft Teams 0.2%
Snapchat 0.2%
Slack 0.1%
WeChat 0.1%
Line 0.07%
QQ 0.04%

🚀 Highlights

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

2. Messenger ^(-1)
4. Discord ^(-1)
5. Microsoft Teams ^(-8)
6. Snapchat ^(-5)
7. Slack ^(-5)

✨ Best Instant Messaging Apps

Below is a more detailed list of 10 instant messaging apps used on sites from Mexico, 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	93.3%
2	Messenger Menlo Park, California, United States An instant messaging service developed by Meta, available on Android, iOS, and web platforms. Free	8.7%
3	Telegram Dubai, United Arab Emirates A cloud-based messaging app for mobile and desktop platforms focused on security, speed, and privacy. Free$$$	3.7%
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	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	0.2%
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	0.2%
7	Slack San Francisco, California, United States A cloud-based team communication platform for businesses, currently owned by Salesforce. Free$8.75+/month	0.1%
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	0.1%
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	0.07%
10	QQ Shenzhen, China A Chinese instant messaging software platform. Free	0.04%

👉 See Also

🌎 Instant Messaging in other countries

Data is based on the analysis of 11,775 websites from Mexico.
Statistics were last calculated on January 28, 2026.
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.