
Security and privacy within messaging apps is becoming more important.Telegram, known for its tight privacy controls, has struggled to find mass appeal, with most of its users being based in the Middle east.WeChat is used by the majority of people in China, since apps like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger are banned.Facebook owns two of the market leaders (WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger), which means that most of the world uses Facebook-owned messaging apps.In 2022, about 83% of the US uses Facebook Messenger, whereas the majority of Latin Americans opt for WhatsApp.

In fact, WhatsApp is the most used messaging app globally.

