⚡ Instant Messaging in Ukraine

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 22.3% of websites from Ukraine.

⭐ Most Popular in 2025

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

The most popular is Telegram with a substantial share of 75.7%, followed by Viber with 48.2% and WhatsApp with 19.3%.

Telegram 75.7%
Viber 48.2%
WhatsApp 19.3%
Messenger 8.2%
Skype 6.1%
Discord 0.6%
Signal 0.1%
WeChat 0.07%
Microsoft Teams 0.05%
Slack 0.04%
Line 0.04%
Snapchat 0.02%
Matrix 0.02%
IRC 0.02%

🚀 Highlights

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

1. Telegram ^(-1)
2. Viber ^(-7)
6. Discord ^(-1)
7. Signal ^(-11)
8. WeChat ^(-2)
9. Microsoft Teams ^(-5)
10. Slack ^(-3)
13. Matrix ^(-2)
14. IRC ^(-3)
15. XMPP ^(-4)

✨ Best Instant Messaging Apps

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

Rank	Name	Market share
1	TelegramDubai, United Arab Emirates A cloud-based mobile and desktop messaging app with a focus on security and speed.	75.7%
2	ViberTokyo, Japan A free, cross-platform instant messaging and calling application.	48.2%
3	WhatsAppMenlo Park, California, United States An instant messaging service owned by Meta.	19.3%
4	MessengerMenlo Park, California, United States An instant messaging service based on Facebook.	8.2%
5	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.	6.1%
6	DiscordSan Francisco, California, United States An instant messaging and VoIP social platform that allows users to communicate via text chat, voice, and video.	0.6%
7	SignalMountain View, California, United States An open source, privacy-focused messaging app for instant messaging, voice calls, and video calls.	0.1%
8	WeChatShenzhen, China A Chinese instant messaging, social media, and mobile payment application.	0.07%
9	Microsoft TeamsRedmond, Washington, United States A proprietary business collaboration platform built for hybrid work, offering chat, videoconferencing, file storage and application integration.	0.05%
10	SlackSan Francisco, California, United States A cloud-based team communication platform for business, which is currently owned by Salesforce.	0.04%
11	LineTokyo, Japan A Japanese instant messaging and social networking app.	0.04%
12	SnapchatSanta Monica, California, United States A messaging and social networking app for smartphones.	0.02%
13	MatrixLondon, United Kingdom A set of open APIs for open-federated Instant Messaging, Voice over IP and Internet of Things communication.	0.02%
14	IRC A text-based chat system for instant messaging supported by many clients such as mIRC, XChat, ChatZilla and others.	0.02%
15	XMPPParker, Colorado, United States A set of open technologies for instant messaging, presence, multi-party chat, voice and video calls, and collaboration.	0.02%

Data updated September 28, 2025

👉 See Also

🔗 Links
- Instant messaging

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