⚡ Instant Messaging Apps in New Zealand

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.

New Zealand is an Oceanian country with a population of over 5.1 million people.

According to our statistics, instant messaging apps are detected on 1.6% of websites from New Zealand.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

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

The most popular is Messenger with an impressive share of 45.2%, followed by WhatsApp with 30.1% and Discord with 11%.

Messenger 45.2%
WhatsApp 30.1%
Discord 11%
Telegram 6.8%
Snapchat 5%
Slack 1.4%
WeChat 1.4%
Zoom 0.9%
Rocket.Chat 0.9%
Microsoft Teams 0.5%
Viber 0.5%
Line 0.5%
Gitter 0.5%
Zalo 0.5%

🚀 Highlights

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

1. Messenger ^(-2)
3. Discord ^(-2)
5. Snapchat ^(-6)
6. Slack ^(-7)
8. Zoom ^(-4)
9. Rocket.Chat ^(-13)
10. Microsoft Teams ^(-4)
13. Gitter ^(-4)

✨ Best Instant Messaging Apps

Below is a more detailed list of 14 instant messaging apps used on sites from New Zealand, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	Messenger Menlo Park, California, United States An instant messaging service developed by Meta, available on Android, iOS, and web platforms. Free	45.2%
2	WhatsApp Menlo Park, California, United States An instant messaging and Voice over IP service owned by Meta. Free	30.1%
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+	11%
4	Telegram Dubai, United Arab Emirates A cloud-based messaging app for mobile and desktop platforms focused on security, speed, and privacy. Free$$$	6.8%
5	Snapchat Santa Monica, California, United States A messaging and social networking app that lets users send photos and videos ("Snaps") that disappear after being viewed by default. Free	5%
6	Slack San Francisco, California, United States A cloud-based team communication platform for businesses, currently owned by Salesforce. Free$8.75+/month	1.4%
7	WeChat Shenzhen, China A Chinese instant messaging, social media, and mobile payment app that has evolved into a super-app combining communication, commerce, and everyday services. Free	1.4%
8	Zoom San Jose, California, United States A cloud-based communications platform that enables video meetings, audio conferencing, phone calls, and team chat across devices. Free$15.99+/user/month	0.9%
9	Rocket.Chat Wilmington, Delaware, United States An open-source communication platform designed for organizations with high security, privacy, and data sovereignty requirements that supports real-time chat, voice, and video across web, desktop, and mobile clients. FreeOpen source$$$	0.9%
10	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	0.5%
11	Viber Tokyo, Japan A free, cross-platform instant messaging and calling application owned by Rakuten. Free	0.5%
12	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	0.5%
13	Gitter London, United Kingdom An open-source chat and networking platform for software developers based on the Matrix protocol. Free	0.5%
14	Zalo Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam A Vietnamese mobile instant messenger and social media service. Free99,000 VND+/month	0.5%

👉 See Also

🌎 Instant Messaging in other countries
- United Kingdom
- United States

Data is based on the analysis of 13,907 websites from New Zealand.
Statistics were last calculated on March 21, 2026.
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.