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

Around the world in 2025, over 105,123 companies are currently using one or more Instant Messaging software. Out of these, there are 47,379 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 44.41% of market share, Flock with 26.31% of market share, Kakao Talk with 8.14% 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 (1,309), Education (1,169), Digital Marketing (1,164).

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

155535

Companies Tracked

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Top 5 Instant Messaging technologies in 2025

Over 155535 companies are using Instant Messaging tools. Telegram with 44.41% market share (69069 customers), Flock with 26.31% market share (40917 customers), Kakao Talk with 8.14% market share (12664 customers).

Technology

Market Share (Est.)

Customers

44.41%

69069

Flock

26.31%

40917

Kakao Talk

8.14%

12664

Symphony

5.81%

9034

Chatra

4.16%

6466

Others

11.18%

17385

Instant Messaging Customers by Employee Size

The majority of Instant Messaging category falls in the company size of 0 - 9 employees (51431 companies), 20 - 49 employees (35383 companies), 100 - 249 employees (21981 companies).

Employee Size

Instant Messaging Customers by Geography

Companies using Instant Messaging technology software are majorly from the United States with 47379 (44.21%), India with 12581 (11.74%), Korea with 10759 (10.04%) customers respectively.

Customers

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Instant Messaging Customers by Industry

Top industries that use Instant Messaging for Marketing (1309), Education (1169), Digital Marketing (1164).

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	69069	44.41
2	Flock	40917	26.31
3	Kakao Talk	12664	8.14
4	Symphony	9034	5.81
5	Chatra	6466	4.16
6	Skype for Business	5050	3.25
7	Jabber	1926	1.24
8	Cisco Jabber	1852	1.19
9	GroupMe	1682	1.08
10	Messenger	1363	0.88
11	Google Cloud Pub/Sub	1282	0.82
12	Gitter	1205	0.77
13	Riot	440	0.28
14	Mattermost	350	0.23
15	OX App Suite	314	0.20
16	Pidgin	253	0.16
17	Skype for Business Server	237	0.15
18	Mithi SkyConnect	197	0.13
19	Lita	186	0.12
20	Cisco Spark	154	0.10
21	Campfire	139	0.09
22	Full Measure	76	0.05
23	Flowdock	62	0.04
24	Chatwing	53	0.03
25	Signal Vine	50	0.03
26	Hibox	40	0.03
27	Sococo	37	0.02
28	Sqwiggle	36	0.02
29	Zulip	34	0.02
30	Skype for Business Cloud PBX	33	0.02
31	ChatWork	26	0.02
32	TigerText	24	0.02
33	Output Messenger	23	0.01
34	Bopup	22	0.01
35	Orat	21	0.01
36	VIPole Private Messenger	18	0.01
37	Teamwork Chat	15	0.01
38	Ivy by Go Moment	14	0.01
39	TeamUp	13	0.01
40	Zoho Cliq	13	0.01
41	JANDI	12	0.01
42	Zoho Chat	12	0.01
43	Grape	11	0.01
44	Chat Grape	11	0.01
45	Xros	10	0.01
46	Alterdesk	9	0.01
47	Typetalk	8	0.01
48	IBM Sametime	7	0.00
49	PGi iMeet	7	0.00
50	Joincube	7	0.00
51	Franz	7	0.00
52	PlaySMS	6	0.00
53	Crugo	5	0.00
54	Intraboom	4	0.00
55	PCPIN Chat	3	0.00
56	Semaphor	3	0.00
57	Bello	3	0.00
58	Kezmo	3	0.00
59	AmityApp	3	0.00
60	Kaiwa	3	0.00
61	Hosted.IM	3	0.00
62	MongooseIM	2	0.00
63	Hyphenate	2	0.00
64	Maqpie	2	0.00
65	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.