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Q: How many companies use Instant Messaging software these days?

Around the world in 2025, over 106,794 companies are currently using one or more Instant Messaging software. Out of these, there are 45,380 companies using Instant Messaging tools that are originally from the United States.

Q: Which company has the most significant market share in the Instant Messaging software space?

The top few companies that have the most significant market share in the Instant Messaging space are Telegram with 54.46% of market share, Flock with 14.44% of market share, Kakao Talk with 8.73% of market share. Check for other Instant Messaging technologies market share here.

Q: What are the top industries that usually use Instant Messaging softwares?

The top industries that use Instant Messaging software are Marketing (1,550), Digital Marketing (1,360), Software Development (1,134).

Gain market share and customer base information about the top Instant Messaging software. Check out our list of Instant Messaging Software, analyze them by marketshare, region, company size along with information about competitors, prospects, tech stacks, funding information, contract renewal dates and more.

Technologies Tracked

149546

Companies Tracked

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Top 5 Instant Messaging technologies in 2025

Over 149546 companies are using Instant Messaging tools. Telegram with 54.46% market share (81439 customers), Flock with 14.44% market share (21591 customers), Kakao Talk with 8.73% market share (13056 customers).

Technology

Market Share (Est.)

Customers

54.46%

81439

Flock

14.44%

21591

Kakao Talk

8.73%

13056

Symphony

6.06%

9068

Chatra

4.56%

6818

Others

11.75%

17574

Instant Messaging Customers by Employee Size

The majority of Instant Messaging category falls in the company size of 0 - 9 employees (47104 companies), 20 - 49 employees (33998 companies), 100 - 249 employees (17122 companies).

Employee Size

Instant Messaging Customers by Geography

Companies using Instant Messaging technology software are majorly from the United States with 45380 (43.18%), India with 11787 (11.22%), Korea with 10906 (10.38%) customers respectively.

Customers

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Instant Messaging Customers by Industry

Top industries that use Instant Messaging for Marketing (1550), Digital Marketing (1360), Software Development (1134).

Customers

Market Share for Top Instant Messaging Technologies

Analyze the market share of popular Instant Messaging technologies along with information about competitors, prospects, tech stacks, funding information, contract renewal dates and more

Ranking	Technology	Customers	Market share(Est.)(%)
1	Telegram	81439	54.46
2	Flock	21591	14.44
3	Kakao Talk	13056	8.73
4	Symphony	9068	6.06
5	Chatra	6818	4.56
6	Skype for Business	5115	3.42
7	Jabber	1981	1.32
8	Cisco Jabber	1898	1.27
9	GroupMe	1641	1.10
10	Messenger	1371	0.92
11	Gitter	1287	0.86
12	Google Cloud Pub/Sub	1178	0.79
13	Riot	439	0.29
14	OX App Suite	325	0.22
15	Mattermost	299	0.20
16	Pidgin	260	0.17
17	Skype for Business Server	252	0.17
18	Lita	192	0.13
19	Cisco Spark	166	0.11
20	Mithi SkyConnect	153	0.10
21	Campfire	152	0.10
22	Full Measure	148	0.10
23	Flowdock	62	0.04
24	Chatwing	57	0.04
25	Signal Vine	52	0.03
26	Sqwiggle	42	0.03
27	Sococo	38	0.03
28	Zulip	36	0.02
29	Hibox	36	0.02
30	Skype for Business Cloud PBX	33	0.02
31	ChatWork	30	0.02
32	TigerText	30	0.02
33	Orat	29	0.02
34	Bopup	23	0.02
35	Ivy by Go Moment	22	0.01
36	Teamwork Chat	18	0.01
37	Zoho Cliq	17	0.01
38	VIPole Private Messenger	16	0.01
39	Output Messenger	14	0.01
40	JANDI	11	0.01
41	Zoho Chat	11	0.01
42	TeamUp	11	0.01
43	Franz	11	0.01
44	Grape	11	0.01
45	Chat Grape	11	0.01
46	Typetalk	9	0.01
47	IBM Sametime	8	0.01
48	Xros	8	0.01
49	Alterdesk	8	0.01
50	PlaySMS	8	0.01
51	PGi iMeet	7	0.00
52	Crugo	7	0.00
53	Joincube	6	0.00
54	Bello	4	0.00
55	Hosted.IM	4	0.00
56	PCPIN Chat	3	0.00
57	Hyphenate	3	0.00
58	AmityApp	3	0.00
59	Kaiwa	3	0.00
60	Maqpie	3	0.00
61	Semaphor	2	0.00
62	MongooseIM	2	0.00
63	Intraboom	2	0.00
64	Kezmo	2	0.00
65	Trillian	2	0.00
66	MelpApp	2	0.00

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Who are the top Instant Messaging software market leaders?

Top leaders in the category for Instant Messaging software are Telegram, Flock, Kakao Talk. Here, you can view a full list of Instant Messaging tools in the market.