Global Mobile Messaging Apps Market Research Report 2023

Messaging apps are apps and platforms that enable messaging, many of which started around social networking platforms, but many of which have now developed into broad platforms enabling status updates, chatbots, payments and conversational commerce.

The global Mobile Messaging Apps market was valued at US$ million in 2022 and is anticipated to reach US$ million by 2029, witnessing a CAGR of % during the forecast period 2023-2029. The influence of COVID-19 and the Russia-Ukraine War were considered while estimating market sizes.

Instant messaging is a type of online chat which offers real-time text transmission via internet. Since the appearance of smartphone and the subsequent explosion of mobile apps, low-cost or free chat and social messaging apps have proven themselves as a cheap alternative to operator-based text messaging via SMS. Many messenger apps offer features such as group chats, the exchange of graphics, video and even audio messages as well as stickers or emoticons. 

This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for Mobile Messaging Apps, with both quantitative and qualitative analysis, to help readers develop business/growth strategies, assess the market competitive situation, analyze their position in the current marketplace, and make informed business decisions regarding Mobile Messaging Apps.

The Mobile Messaging Apps market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of and revenue ($ millions), considering 2022 as the base year, with history and forecast data for the period from 2018 to 2029. This report segments the global Mobile Messaging Apps market comprehensively. Regional market sizes, concerning products by type, by application, and by players, are also provided.

For a more in-depth understanding of the market, the report provides profiles of the competitive landscape, key competitors, and their respective market ranks. The report also discusses technological trends and new product developments.

The report will help the Mobile Messaging Apps companies, new entrants, and industry chain related companies in this market with information on the revenues for the overall market and the sub-segments across the different segments, by company, by type, by application, and by regions.

1.1 Study Scope

1.2 Market Analysis by Type

1.2.1 Global Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size Growth Rate by Type: 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

1.2.2 On-Premise

1.2.3 Cloud Based

1.3 Market by Application

1.3.1 Global Mobile Messaging Apps Market Growth by Application: 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

1.3.2 <20 Years Old

1.3.3 20-30 Years Old

1.3.4 31-40 Years Old

1.3.5 41-50 Years Old

1.3.6 >50 Years Old

1.4 Study Objectives

1.5 Years Considered

1.6 Years Considered

2.1 Global Mobile Messaging Apps Market Perspective (2018-2029)

2.2 Mobile Messaging Apps Growth Trends by Region

2.2.1 Global Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size by Region: 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

2.2.2 Mobile Messaging Apps Historic Market Size by Region (2018-2023)

2.2.3 Mobile Messaging Apps Forecasted Market Size by Region (2024-2029)

2.3 Mobile Messaging Apps Market Dynamics

2.3.1 Mobile Messaging Apps Industry Trends

2.3.2 Mobile Messaging Apps Market Drivers

2.3.3 Mobile Messaging Apps Market Challenges

2.3.4 Mobile Messaging Apps Market Restraints

3.1 Global Top Mobile Messaging Apps Players by Revenue

3.1.1 Global Top Mobile Messaging Apps Players by Revenue (2018-2023)

3.1.2 Global Mobile Messaging Apps Revenue Market Share by Players (2018-2023)

3.2 Global Mobile Messaging Apps Market Share by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3)

3.3 Players Covered: Ranking by Mobile Messaging Apps Revenue

3.4 Global Mobile Messaging Apps Market Concentration Ratio

3.4.1 Global Mobile Messaging Apps Market Concentration Ratio (CR5 and HHI)

3.4.2 Global Top 10 and Top 5 Companies by Mobile Messaging Apps Revenue in 2022

3.5 Mobile Messaging Apps Key Players Head office and Area Served

3.6 Key Players Mobile Messaging Apps Product Solution and Service

3.7 Date of Enter into Mobile Messaging Apps Market

3.8 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion Plans

4.1 Global Mobile Messaging Apps Historic Market Size by Type (2018-2023)

4.2 Global Mobile Messaging Apps Forecasted Market Size by Type (2024-2029)

5.1 Global Mobile Messaging Apps Historic Market Size by Application (2018-2023)

5.2 Global Mobile Messaging Apps Forecasted Market Size by Application (2024-2029)

6.1 North America Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size (2018-2029)

6.2 North America Mobile Messaging Apps Market Growth Rate by Country: 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

6.3 North America Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size by Country (2018-2023)

6.4 North America Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size by Country (2024-2029)

6.5 United States

6.6 Canada

7.1 Europe Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size (2018-2029)

7.2 Europe Mobile Messaging Apps Market Growth Rate by Country: 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

7.3 Europe Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size by Country (2018-2023)

7.4 Europe Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size by Country (2024-2029)

7.5 Germany

7.6 France

7.7 U.K.

7.8 Italy

7.9 Russia

7.10 Nordic Countries

8.1 Asia-Pacific Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size (2018-2029)

8.2 Asia-Pacific Mobile Messaging Apps Market Growth Rate by Region: 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

8.3 Asia-Pacific Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size by Region (2018-2023)

8.4 Asia-Pacific Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size by Region (2024-2029)

8.5 China

8.6 Japan

8.7 South Korea

8.8 Southeast Asia

8.9 India

8.10 Australia

9.1 Latin America Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size (2018-2029)

9.2 Latin America Mobile Messaging Apps Market Growth Rate by Country: 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

9.3 Latin America Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size by Country (2018-2023)

9.4 Latin America Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size by Country (2024-2029)

9.5 Mexico

9.6 Brazil

10.1 Middle East & Africa Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size (2018-2029)

10.2 Middle East & Africa Mobile Messaging Apps Market Growth Rate by Country: 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

10.3 Middle East & Africa Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size by Country (2018-2023)

10.4 Middle East & Africa Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size by Country (2024-2029)

10.5 Turkey

10.6 Saudi Arabia

10.7 UAE

11.1 Tencent

11.1.1 Tencent Company Detail

11.1.2 Tencent Business Overview

11.1.3 Tencent Mobile Messaging Apps Introduction

11.1.4 Tencent Revenue in Mobile Messaging Apps Business (2018-2023)

11.1.5 Tencent Recent Development

11.2 BBM

11.2.1 BBM Company Detail

11.2.2 BBM Business Overview

11.2.3 BBM Mobile Messaging Apps Introduction

11.2.4 BBM Revenue in Mobile Messaging Apps Business (2018-2023)

11.2.5 BBM Recent Development

11.3 Facebook

11.3.1 Facebook Company Detail

11.3.2 Facebook Business Overview

11.3.3 Facebook Mobile Messaging Apps Introduction

11.3.4 Facebook Revenue in Mobile Messaging Apps Business (2018-2023)

11.3.5 Facebook Recent Development

11.4 Kiki Interactive

11.4.1 Kiki Interactive Company Detail

11.4.2 Kiki Interactive Business Overview

11.4.3 Kiki Interactive Mobile Messaging Apps Introduction

11.4.4 Kiki Interactive Revenue in Mobile Messaging Apps Business (2018-2023)

11.4.5 Kiki Interactive Recent Development

11.5 Line

11.5.1 Line Company Detail

11.5.2 Line Business Overview

11.5.3 Line Mobile Messaging Apps Introduction

11.5.4 Line Revenue in Mobile Messaging Apps Business (2018-2023)

11.5.5 Line Recent Development

11.6 Twitter Direct Message

11.6.1 Twitter Direct Message Company Detail

11.6.2 Twitter Direct Message Business Overview

11.6.3 Twitter Direct Message Mobile Messaging Apps Introduction

11.6.4 Twitter Direct Message Revenue in Mobile Messaging Apps Business (2018-2023)

11.6.5 Twitter Direct Message Recent Development

11.7 Hike

11.7.1 Hike Company Detail

11.7.2 Hike Business Overview

11.7.3 Hike Mobile Messaging Apps Introduction

11.7.4 Hike Revenue in Mobile Messaging Apps Business (2018-2023)

11.7.5 Hike Recent Development

11.8 Skype

11.8.1 Skype Company Detail

11.8.2 Skype Business Overview

11.8.3 Skype Mobile Messaging Apps Introduction

11.8.4 Skype Revenue in Mobile Messaging Apps Business (2018-2023)

11.8.5 Skype Recent Development

11.9 Telegram

11.9.1 Telegram Company Detail

11.9.2 Telegram Business Overview

11.9.3 Telegram Mobile Messaging Apps Introduction

11.9.4 Telegram Revenue in Mobile Messaging Apps Business (2018-2023)

11.9.5 Telegram Recent Development

11.10 Viber

11.10.1 Viber Company Detail

11.10.2 Viber Business Overview

11.10.3 Viber Mobile Messaging Apps Introduction

11.10.4 Viber Revenue in Mobile Messaging Apps Business (2018-2023)

11.10.5 Viber Recent Development

11.11 VoxerNet LLC

11.11.1 VoxerNet LLC Company Detail

11.11.2 VoxerNet LLC Business Overview

11.11.3 VoxerNet LLC Mobile Messaging Apps Introduction

11.11.4 VoxerNet LLC Revenue in Mobile Messaging Apps Business (2018-2023)

11.11.5 VoxerNet LLC Recent Development

13.1 Research Methodology

13.1.1 Methodology/Research Approach

13.1.2 Data Source

13.2 Disclaimer

13.3 Author Details

List of Tables

    Table 1. Global Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size Growth Rate by Type (US$ Million): 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

    Table 2. Key Players of On-Premise

    Table 3. Key Players of Cloud Based

    Table 4. Global Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size Growth by Application (US$ Million): 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

    Table 5. Global Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size by Region (US$ Million): 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

    Table 6. Global Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size by Region (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 7. Global Mobile Messaging Apps Market Share by Region (2018-2023)

    Table 8. Global Mobile Messaging Apps Forecasted Market Size by Region (2024-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Table 9. Global Mobile Messaging Apps Market Share by Region (2024-2029)

    Table 10. Mobile Messaging Apps Market Trends

    Table 11. Mobile Messaging Apps Market Drivers

    Table 12. Mobile Messaging Apps Market Challenges

    Table 13. Mobile Messaging Apps Market Restraints

    Table 14. Global Mobile Messaging Apps Revenue by Players (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 15. Global Mobile Messaging Apps Market Share by Players (2018-2023)

    Table 16. Global Top Mobile Messaging Apps Players by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3) & (based on the Revenue in Mobile Messaging Apps as of 2022)

    Table 17. Ranking of Global Top Mobile Messaging Apps Companies by Revenue (US$ Million) in 2022

    Table 18. Global 5 Largest Players Market Share by Mobile Messaging Apps Revenue (CR5 and HHI) & (2018-2023)

    Table 19. Key Players Headquarters and Area Served

    Table 20. Key Players Mobile Messaging Apps Product Solution and Service

    Table 21. Date of Enter into Mobile Messaging Apps Market

    Table 22. Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion Plans

    Table 23. Global Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size by Type (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 24. Global Mobile Messaging Apps Revenue Market Share by Type (2018-2023)

    Table 25. Global Mobile Messaging Apps Forecasted Market Size by Type (2024-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Table 26. Global Mobile Messaging Apps Revenue Market Share by Type (2024-2029)

    Table 27. Global Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size by Application (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 28. Global Mobile Messaging Apps Revenue Market Share by Application (2018-2023)

    Table 29. Global Mobile Messaging Apps Forecasted Market Size by Application (2024-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Table 30. Global Mobile Messaging Apps Revenue Market Share by Application (2024-2029)

    Table 31. North America Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size Growth Rate by Country (US$ Million): 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

    Table 32. North America Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size by Country (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 33. North America Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size by Country (2024-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Table 34. Europe Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size Growth Rate by Country (US$ Million): 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

    Table 35. Europe Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size by Country (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 36. Europe Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size by Country (2024-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Table 37. Asia-Pacific Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size Growth Rate by Region (US$ Million): 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

    Table 38. Asia-Pacific Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size by Region (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 39. Asia-Pacific Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size by Region (2024-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Table 40. Latin America Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size Growth Rate by Country (US$ Million): 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

    Table 41. Latin America Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size by Country (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 42. Latin America Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size by Country (2024-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Table 43. Middle East & Africa Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size Growth Rate by Country (US$ Million): 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

    Table 44. Middle East & Africa Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size by Country (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 45. Middle East & Africa Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size by Country (2024-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Table 46. Tencent Company Detail

    Table 47. Tencent Business Overview

    Table 48. Tencent Mobile Messaging Apps Product

    Table 49. Tencent Revenue in Mobile Messaging Apps Business (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 50. Tencent Recent Development

    Table 51. BBM Company Detail

    Table 52. BBM Business Overview

    Table 53. BBM Mobile Messaging Apps Product

    Table 54. BBM Revenue in Mobile Messaging Apps Business (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 55. BBM Recent Development

    Table 56. Facebook Company Detail

    Table 57. Facebook Business Overview

    Table 58. Facebook Mobile Messaging Apps Product

    Table 59. Facebook Revenue in Mobile Messaging Apps Business (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 60. Facebook Recent Development

    Table 61. Kiki Interactive Company Detail

    Table 62. Kiki Interactive Business Overview

    Table 63. Kiki Interactive Mobile Messaging Apps Product

    Table 64. Kiki Interactive Revenue in Mobile Messaging Apps Business (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 65. Kiki Interactive Recent Development

    Table 66. Line Company Detail

    Table 67. Line Business Overview

    Table 68. Line Mobile Messaging Apps Product

    Table 69. Line Revenue in Mobile Messaging Apps Business (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 70. Line Recent Development

    Table 71. Twitter Direct Message Company Detail

    Table 72. Twitter Direct Message Business Overview

    Table 73. Twitter Direct Message Mobile Messaging Apps Product

    Table 74. Twitter Direct Message Revenue in Mobile Messaging Apps Business (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 75. Twitter Direct Message Recent Development

    Table 76. Hike Company Detail

    Table 77. Hike Business Overview

    Table 78. Hike Mobile Messaging Apps Product

    Table 79. Hike Revenue in Mobile Messaging Apps Business (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 80. Hike Recent Development

    Table 81. Skype Company Detail

    Table 82. Skype Business Overview

    Table 83. Skype Mobile Messaging Apps Product

    Table 84. Skype Revenue in Mobile Messaging Apps Business (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 85. Skype Recent Development

    Table 86. Telegram Company Detail

    Table 87. Telegram Business Overview

    Table 88. Telegram Mobile Messaging Apps Product

    Table 89. Telegram Revenue in Mobile Messaging Apps Business (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 90. Telegram Recent Development

    Table 91. Viber Company Detail

    Table 92. Viber Business Overview

    Table 93. Viber Mobile Messaging Apps Product

    Table 94. Viber Revenue in Mobile Messaging Apps Business (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 95. Viber Recent Development

    Table 96. VoxerNet LLC Company Detail

    Table 97. VoxerNet LLC Business Overview

    Table 98. VoxerNet LLC Mobile Messaging Apps Product

    Table 99. VoxerNet LLC Revenue in Mobile Messaging Apps Business (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 100. VoxerNet LLC Recent Development

    Table 101. Research Programs/Design for This Report

    Table 102. Key Data Information from Secondary Sources

    Table 103. Key Data Information from Primary Sources

List of Figures

    Figure 1. Global Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size Comparison by Type (2023-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 2. Global Mobile Messaging Apps Market Share by Type: 2022 VS 2029

    Figure 3. On-Premise Features

    Figure 4. Cloud Based Features

    Figure 5. Global Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size Comparison by Application (2023-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 6. Global Mobile Messaging Apps Market Share by Application: 2022 VS 2029

    Figure 7. <20 Years Old Case Studies

    Figure 8. 20-30 Years Old Case Studies

    Figure 9. 31-40 Years Old Case Studies

    Figure 10. 41-50 Years Old Case Studies

    Figure 11. >50 Years Old Case Studies

    Figure 12. Mobile Messaging Apps Report Years Considered

    Figure 13. Global Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size (US$ Million), Year-over-Year: 2018-2029

    Figure 14. Global Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size, (US$ Million), 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

    Figure 15. Global Mobile Messaging Apps Market Share by Region: 2022 VS 2029

    Figure 16. Global Mobile Messaging Apps Market Share by Players in 2022

    Figure 17. Global Top Mobile Messaging Apps Players by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3) & (based on the Revenue in Mobile Messaging Apps as of 2022)

    Figure 18. The Top 10 and 5 Players Market Share by Mobile Messaging Apps Revenue in 2022

    Figure 19. North America Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 20. North America Mobile Messaging Apps Market Share by Country (2018-2029)

    Figure 21. United States Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 22. Canada Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 23. Europe Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 24. Europe Mobile Messaging Apps Market Share by Country (2018-2029)

    Figure 25. Germany Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 26. France Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 27. U.K. Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 28. Italy Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 29. Russia Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 30. Nordic Countries Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 31. Asia-Pacific Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 32. Asia-Pacific Mobile Messaging Apps Market Share by Region (2018-2029)

    Figure 33. China Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 34. Japan Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 35. South Korea Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 36. Southeast Asia Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 37. India Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 38. Australia Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 39. Latin America Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 40. Latin America Mobile Messaging Apps Market Share by Country (2018-2029)

    Figure 41. Mexico Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 42. Brazil Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 43. Middle East & Africa Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 44. Middle East & Africa Mobile Messaging Apps Market Share by Country (2018-2029)

    Figure 45. Turkey Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 46. Saudi Arabia Mobile Messaging Apps Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 47. Tencent Revenue Growth Rate in Mobile Messaging Apps Business (2018-2023)

    Figure 48. BBM Revenue Growth Rate in Mobile Messaging Apps Business (2018-2023)

    Figure 49. Facebook Revenue Growth Rate in Mobile Messaging Apps Business (2018-2023)

    Figure 50. Kiki Interactive Revenue Growth Rate in Mobile Messaging Apps Business (2018-2023)

    Figure 51. Line Revenue Growth Rate in Mobile Messaging Apps Business (2018-2023)

    Figure 52. Twitter Direct Message Revenue Growth Rate in Mobile Messaging Apps Business (2018-2023)

    Figure 53. Hike Revenue Growth Rate in Mobile Messaging Apps Business (2018-2023)

    Figure 54. Skype Revenue Growth Rate in Mobile Messaging Apps Business (2018-2023)

    Figure 55. Telegram Revenue Growth Rate in Mobile Messaging Apps Business (2018-2023)

    Figure 56. Viber Revenue Growth Rate in Mobile Messaging Apps Business (2018-2023)

    Figure 57. VoxerNet LLC Revenue Growth Rate in Mobile Messaging Apps Business (2018-2023)

    Figure 58. Bottom-up and Top-down Approaches for This Report

    Figure 59. Data Triangulation

    Figure 60. Key Executives Interviewed