Zalo

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Zalo is a Vietnamese mobile instant messenger and social media service.

It provides text messaging with images, voice and video calls, status posts, and file sharing, friend discovery by phone number or QR code, reminders and group chats, and integrates mobile payments via ZaloPay and business tools like Official Accounts and Mini Apps.

According to our data, Zalo is the 9th most popular instant messaging app on the web.
It has 2.7% of the instant messaging market share and is detected on 0.2% of all websites.

πŸ’Έ Pricing

Zalo is available in both free and paid versions.

Free version βœ”οΈBasic
Advanced99,000 VND/month
Premium399,000 VND/month

πŸ“Š Rankings and Market Share

πŸ† Zalo Awards

⚑ Sites Using Zalo

We have data on 7,468 websites that use the Zalo instant messaging app. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using Zalo is zalo.me.

πŸ“ˆ Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use Zalo:

Most of the sites using Zalo are from Vietnam.

  • Vietnam 95.6%
  • U.S. Virgin Islands 2.4%
  • Singapore 0.7%
  • United States 0.4%
  • Hong Kong 0.2%
  • Korea 0.08%
  • Australia 0.07%
  • Japan 0.07%
  • Indonesia 0.05%
  • Other 0.4%

Most Zalo users speak Vietnamese.

  • Vietnamese 97.7%
  • English 2.2%
  • Chinese 0.05%
  • Korean 0.03%
  • Thai 0.03%
  • Spanish 0.01%
  • Japanese 0.01%

The Zalo instant messaging app is especially popular on .vn, .com, and .com.vn top-level domains.

  • .vn 40.1%
  • .com 33.9%
  • .com.vn 14.8%
  • .net 4%
  • .edu.vn 3.7%
  • .net.vn 0.8%
  • .org 0.4%
  • .info 0.4%
  • .org.vn 0.3%
  • Other 1.6%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing Zalo include online shopping, business, and education and reference.

  • Online Shopping 37.9%
  • Business 16.3%
  • Education/Reference 10.8%
  • Internet Services 8.3%
  • General News 5.6%
  • Blogs/Wiki 2.7%
  • Travel 2.3%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 1.8%
  • Software/Hardware 1.7%
  • Other 12.6%

πŸ•΅οΈ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best Zalo alternatives.

RankName
1
WhatsApp
Menlo Park, California, United States

An instant messaging and Voice over IP service owned by Meta.

Free
2
Telegram
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

A cloud-based messaging app for mobile and desktop platforms focused on security, speed, and privacy.

Free$$$
3
Messenger
Menlo Park, California, United States

An instant messaging service developed by Meta, available on Android, iOS, and web platforms.

Free
4
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
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+

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πŸ’¬ Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Zalo's headquarters?

Zalo is located in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Does Zalo offer a free plan?

Yes, there is a free version with limited functionality.

How much does it cost?

Zalo is priced from 99,000 VND per month for the Advanced plan.

Which country uses Zalo the most?

The majority of Zalo users are from Vietnam.

Who uses Zalo?

According to our data, Zalo is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as loigiaihay.com, vietnamnet.vn, and thanhnien.vn.

Do academic institutions use Zalo?

Yes. In total, we know of 273 academic websites in Vietnam that use Zalo.

How does Zalo compare to its competitors?

Zalo is a moderately popular instant messaging app, ranking ahead of 17 other instant messaging apps we track.

What are the alternatives to Zalo?

Alternatives and possible competitors to Zalo may include WhatsApp, Telegram, and Messenger.

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For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.