⚡ Instant Messaging Apps in Malaysia

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.

Malaysia is a Southeast Asian country with a population of over 34 million people.

According to our statistics, instant messaging apps are detected on 21.5% of websites from Malaysia.

Statistics based on 10K+ analyzed websites. About this data

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

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

The most popular is WhatsApp, which dominates the market with an overwhelming 80.7% share.
It is followed by Messenger with 15.4% and Telegram with 12.6%.

WhatsApp 80.7%
Messenger 15.4%
Telegram 12.6%
WeChat 1.4%
Line 0.8%
Discord 0.7%
Microsoft Teams 0.4%
Zalo 0.3%
Snapchat 0.2%
Zoom 0.2%
QQ 0.2%
Viber 0.1%
Slack 0.08%
WeCom 0.04%

🚀 Highlights

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

2. Messenger ^(-2)
4. WeChat ^(-2)
7. Microsoft Teams ^(-8)
8. Zalo ^(-1)
9. Snapchat ^(-2)
10. Zoom ^(-3)
13. Slack ^(-1)

✨ Best Instant Messaging Apps

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

Rank	Name	Market share
1	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$$$	80.7%
2	Messenger Menlo Park, California, United States An instant messaging service developed by Meta, available on Android, iOS, and web platforms. Free	15.4%
3	Telegram Dubai, United Arab Emirates A cloud-based messaging app for mobile and desktop platforms focused on security, speed, and privacy. Free$$$	12.6%
4	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	1.4%
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	0.8%
6	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%
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	0.4%
8	Zalo Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam A Vietnamese mobile instant messenger and social media service. Free99,000 VND+/month	0.3%
9	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%
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	0.2%
11	QQ Shenzhen, China A Chinese instant messaging software platform. Free	0.2%
12	Viber Tokyo, Japan A free, cross-platform instant messaging and calling application owned by Rakuten. Free$$$	0.1%
13	Slack San Francisco, California, United States A cloud-based team communication platform for businesses, currently owned by Salesforce. Free$8.75+/month	0.08%
⏳	WeCom Shenzhen, China A Chinese cloud-based platform by Tencent for enterprise communication, team collaboration, and client management that connects businesses with WeChat users. Free	0.04%
15	KakaoTalk Jeju-si, Jeju-do, Korea A Korean messaging platform widely considered a super app, combining private and group chats, voice and video calls, communities, and other digital services. Free	0.04%

👉 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 10,981 websites from Malaysia.
We currently track the presence of 28 instant messaging apps across the web.
Of these, 15 were detected on websites from Malaysia.
Statistics were last calculated on August 21, 2026.
For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.