⚡ Instant Messaging in the Philippines

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, messengers are detected on 10.5% of websites from the Philippines.

⭐ Most Popular in 2025

The following chart shows the top instant messaging apps in the Philippines in 2025, based on market share.

The most popular is Messenger, which dominates the market with an overwhelming 61.1% share.
It is followed by WhatsApp with 16.6% and Viber with 11.5%.

Messenger 61.1%
WhatsApp 16.6%
Viber 11.5%
Telegram 8.5%
WeChat 6.8%
QQ 5.3%
Discord 2.8%
Line 1.1%
Slack 0.2%
Microsoft Teams 0.2%
Snapchat 0.2%
Zalo 0.2%

🚀 Highlights

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

1. Messenger ^(-2)
3. Viber ^(-6)
5. WeChat ^(-2)
9. Slack ^(-3)
10. Microsoft Teams ^(-3)

✨ Best Instant Messaging Apps

Below is a more detailed list of all instant messaging apps used on sites from the Philippines, 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	61.1%
2	WhatsApp Menlo Park, California, United States An instant messaging and Voice over IP service owned by Meta. Free	16.6%
3	Viber Tokyo, Japan A free, cross-platform instant messaging and calling application owned by Rakuten. Free	11.5%
4	Telegram Dubai, United Arab Emirates A cloud-based messaging app for mobile and desktop platforms focused on security, speed, and privacy. Free$$$	8.5%
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	6.8%
6	QQ Shenzhen, China A Chinese instant messaging software platform. Free	5.3%
7	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+	2.8%
8	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	1.1%
9	Slack San Francisco, California, United States A cloud-based team communication platform for business, which is currently owned by Salesforce. Free$8.75+/month	0.2%
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	0.2%
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	0.2%
12	Zalo Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam A Vietnamese mobile instant messenger and social media service. Free99,000 VND+/month	0.2%

👉 See Also

🌎 Instant Messaging in other countries

Data is based on the analysis of 4,491 websites from the Philippines.
Statistics were last calculated on December 29, 2025.
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.