⚡ Instant Messaging in Thailand

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 52.4% of websites from Thailand.

⭐ Most Popular in 2025

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

The most popular is WhatsApp with an impressive share of 67.6%, followed by Telegram with 66.4% and Skype with 65.9%.

🚀 Highlights

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

✨ Best Instant Messaging Apps

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

RankNameMarket share
1 WhatsAppMenlo Park, California, United States

An instant messaging service owned by Meta.
2 TelegramDubai, United Arab Emirates

A cloud-based mobile and desktop messaging app with a focus on security and speed.
3 SkypeRedmond, Washington, United States

A communications platform for voice and video calls and sending instant messages that was retired on May 5, 2025 in favor of Microsoft Teams.
4 LineTokyo, Japan

A Japanese instant messaging and social networking app.
5 MessengerMenlo Park, California, United States

An instant messaging service based on Facebook.
6 DiscordSan Francisco, California, United States

An instant messaging and VoIP social platform that allows users to communicate via text chat, voice, and video.
7 WeChatShenzhen, China

A Chinese instant messaging, social media, and mobile payment application.
8 ViberTokyo, Japan

A free, cross-platform instant messaging and calling application.
9 KakaoTalkJeju-si, Jeju-do, Korea

A Korean instant messenger for chats and real-time voice and video calls.
10 SlackSan Francisco, California, United States

A cloud-based team communication platform for business, which is currently owned by Salesforce.
11 ZaloHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam

A Vietnamese mobile instant messenger and social media service.

Data updated

👉 See Also

When interpreting and using the results, please read our methodology and disclaimer.