⚡ Instant Messaging Apps in Turkey

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.

Turkey is a Eurasian country with a population of over 86 million people.

According to our statistics, instant messaging apps are detected on 18.6% of websites from Turkey.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

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

The most popular is WhatsApp, which dominates the market with an overwhelming 91.9% share.
It is followed by Telegram with 8.7% and Messenger with 1.5%.

WhatsApp 91.9%
Telegram 8.7%
Messenger 1.5%
Discord 1.4%
Microsoft Teams 0.3%
Snapchat 0.3%
Viber 0.3%
Slack 0.1%
WeChat 0.06%
Line 0.05%
QQ 0.05%
Zalo 0.03%
IRC 0.02%

🚀 Highlights

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

4. Discord ^(-1)
5. Microsoft Teams ^(-8)
6. Snapchat ^(-5)
7. Viber ^(-1)
8. Slack ^(-4)
13. IRC ^(-4)

✨ Best Instant Messaging Apps

Below is a more detailed list of 13 instant messaging apps used on sites from Turkey, 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	91.9%
2	Telegram Dubai, United Arab Emirates A cloud-based messaging app for mobile and desktop platforms focused on security, speed, and privacy. Free$$$	8.7%
3	Messenger Menlo Park, California, United States An instant messaging service developed by Meta, available on Android, iOS, and web platforms. Free	1.5%
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+	1.4%
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	0.3%
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	0.3%
7	Viber Tokyo, Japan A free, cross-platform instant messaging and calling application owned by Rakuten. Free	0.3%
8	Slack San Francisco, California, United States A cloud-based team communication platform for businesses, currently owned by Salesforce. Free$8.75+/month	0.1%
9	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	0.06%
10	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	0.05%
11	QQ Shenzhen, China A Chinese instant messaging software platform. Free	0.05%
12	Zalo Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam A Vietnamese mobile instant messenger and social media service. Free99,000 VND+/month	0.03%
13	IRC A text-based chat system for instant messaging supported by many clients such as mIRC, XChat, ChatZilla and others. Free	0.02%

👉 See Also

🌎 Instant Messaging in other countries

Data is based on the analysis of 33,560 websites from Turkey.
Statistics were last calculated on January 28, 2026.
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.