⚡ Instant Messaging Apps 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.

Ukraine is an Eastern European country with a population of around 38 million people.

According to our statistics, instant messaging apps are detected on 24.3% of websites from Ukraine.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

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

The most popular is Telegram with an impressive share of 77.4%, followed by Viber with 52.6% and WhatsApp with 19.7%.

Telegram 77.4%
Viber 52.6%
WhatsApp 19.7%
Messenger 8.5%
Discord 0.6%
Signal 0.2%
Zoom 0.2%
WeChat 0.09%
Microsoft Teams 0.04%
Slack 0.02%
Snapchat 0.01%
Max 0.01%
Matrix 0.01%
Line 0.01%
IRC 0.01%

🚀 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 ^(-6)
6. Signal ^(-15)
7. Zoom ^(-5)
9. Microsoft Teams ^(-5)
10. Slack ^(-3)
12. Max ^(-3)
13. Matrix ^(-3)
15. IRC ^(-4)
16. XMPP ^(-8)

✨ Best Instant Messaging Apps

Below is a more detailed list of 16 instant messaging apps used on sites from Ukraine, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	Telegram Dubai, United Arab Emirates A cloud-based messaging app for mobile and desktop platforms focused on security, speed, and privacy. Free$$$	77.4%
2	Viber Tokyo, Japan A free, cross-platform instant messaging and calling application owned by Rakuten. Free	52.6%
3	WhatsApp Menlo Park, California, United States An instant messaging and Voice over IP service owned by Meta. Free	19.7%
4	Messenger Menlo Park, California, United States An instant messaging service developed by Meta, available on Android, iOS, and web platforms. Free	8.5%
5	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+	0.6%
6	Signal Mountain View, California, United States An open-source, privacy-focused messaging app for instant messaging, voice calls, and video calls. FreeOpen source	0.2%
7	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	0.2%
8	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	0.09%
9	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	0.04%
10	Slack San Francisco, California, United States A cloud-based team communication platform for businesses, currently owned by Salesforce. Free$8.75+/month	0.02%
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	0.01%
12	Max Moscow, Russia An instant messaging app from Russia, integrated into the country's national IT ecosystem. Free	0.01%
13	Matrix London, United Kingdom A set of open APIs for open-federated Instant Messaging, Voice over IP and Internet of Things communication. Free	0.01%
14	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	0.01%
15	IRC A text-based chat system for instant messaging supported by many clients such as mIRC, XChat, ChatZilla and others. Free	0.01%
16	XMPP Parker, Colorado, United States A set of open technologies for instant messaging, presence, multi-party chat, voice and video calls, and collaboration.	0.01%

👉 See Also

🌎 Instant Messaging in other countries

Data is based on the analysis of 33,020 websites from Ukraine.
Statistics were last calculated on March 20, 2026.
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.