Max
VK, Moscow, RussiaMax is a Russian instant messaging platform integrated into the country's national digital ecosystem.
The platform supports text and voice messaging, group chats, file sharing, and integration with government services through the Gosuslugi portal, and is being developed as a domestic replacement for foreign messaging apps such as 
Telegram and 
WhatsApp.
According to our data, Max is the 9th most popular instant messaging app on the web.
It has 1.7% of the instant messaging market share and is detected on 0.2% of all websites.
WikipediaπΈ Pricing
Max is available for free.
π Rankings and Market Share
- Instant Messaging
- Rank: 9
- Market share: 1.7%
- Social Media
- Rank: 28
- Market share: 0.3%
π Max Awards
- π₯ Third most popular in Russia in the Instant Messaging category.
- β 8th most popular in Russia in the Social Media category.
β‘ Sites Using Max
We have data on 5,783 websites that use the Max instant messaging app. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using Max is 
rutube.ru.
| # | Website | π | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rutube.ru |
#108 | Russia | Russian | |
| 2 |  avito.ru |
avito | #207 | Russia | Russian |
| 3 | #596 | Russia | Russian | ||
| 4 | tbank | #1,445 | Russia | Russian | |
| 5 | consultant_plus | #1,637 | Russia | Russian | |
| 6 | ria | #1,715 | Russia | Russian | |
| 7 | livelib_ru | #2,242 | Russia | Russian | |
| 8 | lentaru | #2,498 | Russia | Russian | |
| 9 | mk | #2,510 | Russia | Russian | |
| 10 | fontanka | #2,546 | Russia | Russian | |
| 11 | AliExpressofficial_channel | #2,844 | Russia | Russian | |
| 12 | ura_ru | #3,099 | Russia | Russian | |
| 13 | nalog_gov_ru | #3,294 | Russia | Russian | |
| 14 | cbr_official | #3,300 | Russia | Russian | |
| 15 | news_ru | #3,338 | Russia | Russian | |
| 16 | progorod43 | #4,670 | Russia | Russian | |
| 17 | progorodk4 | #4,737 | Russia | Russian | |
| 18 | truekpru | #5,472 | Russia | Russian | |
| 19 | e1 | #5,481 | Russia | Russian | |
| 20 | publicmaxcap | #5,951 | Russia | Russian |
π Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use Max:
- are located in Russia
- have content in Russian
- use the .ru domain extension
- fall into the Marketing/Merchandising category.
Most of the sites using Max are from Russia.
- Russia 98.9%
- Belarus 0.5%
- Belize 0.07%
- Kazakhstan 0.05%
- Vietnam 0.05%
- Netherlands 0.03%
- Ukraine 0.03%
- United States 0.03%
- Armenia 0.02%
- Other 0.3%
Most Max users speak Russian.
- Russian 99%
- English 0.9%
- Bulgarian 0.07%
- Tatar 0.05%
- Ukrainian 0.02%
The Max instant messaging app is especially popular on .ru top-level domains.
- .ru 84.5%
- .com 4.5%
- .ΡΡ 1.3%
- .su 1%
- .org 0.8%
- .info 0.8%
- .pro 0.8%
- .net 0.7%
- .by 0.4%
- Other 5.2%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Max include marketing and merchandising, health, and business.
- Marketing/Merchandising 16.4%
- Health 13.4%
- Business 12.9%
- Education/Reference 11.8%
- General News 10%
- Online Shopping 4.1%
- Internet Services 3.4%
- Public Information 3%
- Entertainment 2.8%
- Other 22.2%
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π¬ Frequently Asked Questions
What is the company behind Max?
Max is owned by VK, headquartered in Moscow, Russia.
Is Max free?
Yes, it is a free instant messaging app.
Which country uses Max the most?
The majority of Max users are from Russia.
Who uses Max?
Is Max used on government websites?
Yes, for example, it is used by nalog.gov.ru.
How does Max stack up against the competition?
Max is a moderately popular instant messaging app, ranking ahead of 19 other instant messaging apps we track.
π See Also
ποΈ About This Data
- We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
- Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
- This report is based on the analysis of 3,814,624 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.