Snapchat
Snap Inc., Santa Monica, California, United StatesSnapchat is a messaging and social networking app that lets users send photos and videos ("Snaps") that disappear after being viewed by default.
It supports temporary Snaps, 24-hour Stories, augmented reality filters and lenses, a Snap Map for location sharing, private chats with voice and video calls, and a Memories archive with optional PIN protection.
According to our data, Snapchat ranks 11th among the instant messaging apps we track.
It has 1.1% of the instant messaging market share and is detected on 0.1% of all websites.
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Snapchat is available for free.
📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Instant Messaging
- Rank: 11
- Market share: 1.1%
- Social Media
- Rank: 31
- Market share: 0.2%
🏆 Snapchat Awards
- 🥈 Second most popular in Saudi Arabia in the Instant Messaging category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Norway in the Instant Messaging category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in the United Arab Emirates in the Instant Messaging category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Pakistan in the Instant Messaging category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in the United States in the Instant Messaging category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in France in the Instant Messaging category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in the United Kingdom in the Instant Messaging category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in India in the Instant Messaging category.
- ⭐ 6th most popular in Canada in the Instant Messaging category.
- ⭐ 6th most popular in the Netherlands in the Instant Messaging category.
⚡ Sites Using Snapchat
We have data on 3,556 websites that use the Snapchat instant messaging app. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using Snapchat is who.int.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #88 | English | ||
| 2 | #110 | United States | American English | |
| 3 | #141 | English | ||
| 4 | #272 | Germany | German | |
| 5 | #384 | France | French | |
| 6 | #407 | France | American English | |
| 7 | #417 | United Kingdom | British English | |
| 8 | #428 | English | ||
| 9 | #1,017 | United States | English | |
| 10 | #1,098 | English | ||
| 11 | #1,150 | United Kingdom | English | |
| 12 | #1,167 | United States | English | |
| 13 | #1,188 | United States | English | |
| 14 | #1,276 | English | ||
| 15 | #1,326 | English | ||
| 16 | #1,565 | United States | American English | |
| 17 | #1,717 | English | ||
| 18 | #1,769 | United States | English | |
| 19 | #1,999 | United States | English | |
| 20 | #2,253 | Netherlands | Dutch |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use Snapchat:
- are located in the United States
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Online Shopping category.
Most of the sites using Snapchat are from the United States, Saudi Arabia, and France.
- United States 28.6%
- Saudi Arabia 16.9%
- France 5.9%
- United Kingdom 5.7%
- United Arab Emirates 5.2%
- Norway 3.7%
- Germany 2.9%
- Pakistan 2.7%
- India 2.6%
- Other 25.8%
Most Snapchat users speak English, Arabic, or French.
- English 63.5%
- Arabic 19.7%
- French 5%
- German 2.1%
- Norwegian Bokmål 1.7%
- Dutch 1.3%
- Norwegian 1.2%
- Spanish 0.9%
- Portuguese 0.6%
- Other 4%
The Snapchat instant messaging app is especially popular on .com top-level domains.
- .com 55.7%
- .org 3.5%
- .sa 3.5%
- .edu 3%
- .no 2.8%
- .net 2.6%
- .com.sa 2.1%
- .fr 2%
- .co.uk 1.8%
- Other 23%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Snapchat include online shopping, education and reference, and sports.
- Online Shopping 13.4%
- Education/Reference 13.3%
- Sports 9.8%
- Entertainment 7.4%
- Marketing/Merchandising 7.3%
- Fashion/Beauty 6.9%
- Business 6%
- Blogs/Wiki 5.6%
- General News 4%
- Other 26.3%
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💬 Frequently Asked Questions
What is the company behind Snapchat?
Snapchat is owned by Snap Inc., headquartered in Santa Monica, California, United States.
Can I use Snapchat for free?
Yes, it is a free instant messaging app.
Which country uses Snapchat the most?
The majority of Snapchat users are from the United States.
Who uses Snapchat?
Is Snapchat used on government websites?
Yes, for example, it is used by cdc.gov. Overall, we found Snapchat on 6 government sites in the United States.
Do academic institutions use Snapchat?
Yes, quite a few! In total, we know of 107 academic websites in the United States that use Snapchat.
How does Snapchat compare to its competitors?
Snapchat is a moderately popular instant messaging app, ranking ahead of 17 other instant messaging apps we track.
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🗃️ 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 3,653,460 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.