From January to August 2023, downloads of Facebook Messenger experienced a decrease across all examined regions. In the Asia-Pacific region, Messenger downloaded went down to 70.2 million, compared to 143 million for the last measured full year period. Between 2015 and 2021, downloads of Facebook's instant messaging app experienced a downward trend in the North and Latin American region, slowly decreasing from more than 300 million in 2015 to 181 million in 2020, and dropping by an additional 40 percent year-over-year in 2021.
Annual downloads of Facebook Messenger from 2015 to 2023 YTD, by region (in millions)
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AppMagic. (August 8, 2023). Annual downloads of Facebook Messenger from 2015 to 2023 YTD, by region (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231053/facebook-messenger-annual-downloads-by-region/
AppMagic. "Annual downloads of Facebook Messenger from 2015 to 2023 YTD, by region (in millions)." Chart. August 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231053/facebook-messenger-annual-downloads-by-region/
AppMagic. (2023). Annual downloads of Facebook Messenger from 2015 to 2023 YTD, by region (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231053/facebook-messenger-annual-downloads-by-region/
AppMagic. "Annual Downloads of Facebook Messenger from 2015 to 2023 Ytd, by Region (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231053/facebook-messenger-annual-downloads-by-region/
AppMagic, Annual downloads of Facebook Messenger from 2015 to 2023 YTD, by region (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231053/facebook-messenger-annual-downloads-by-region/ (last visited May 19, 2024)
Annual downloads of Facebook Messenger from 2015 to 2023 YTD, by region (in millions) [Graph], AppMagic, August 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231053/facebook-messenger-annual-downloads-by-region/