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

Around the world in 2026, over 107,166 companies are currently using one or more Instant Messaging software. Out of these, there are 57,561 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 48.26% of market share, Flock with 18.81% of market share, Kakao Talk with 9.75% 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 (1,380), Education (1,352), Digital Marketing (1,294).

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

193884

Companies Tracked

Categories related to Instant Messaging

Communication

Web And Video Conferencing

Email Management

VoIP And SIP

Cloud Business Telephony

Top 5 Instant Messaging technologies in 2026

Over 193884 companies are using Instant Messaging tools. Telegram with 48.26% market share (93566 customers), Flock with 18.81% market share (36478 customers), Kakao Talk with 9.75% market share (18913 customers).

Technology

Market Share (Est.)

Customers

48.26%

93566

Flock

18.81%

36478

Kakao Talk

9.75%

18913

Symphony

6.48%

12561

Skype for Business

3.99%

7730

Others

12.71%

24636

Instant Messaging Customers by Employee Size

The majority of Instant Messaging category falls in the company size of 0 - 9 employees (69658 companies), 20 - 49 employees (39251 companies), 100 - 249 employees (23528 companies).

Employee Size

Instant Messaging Customers by Geography

Companies using Instant Messaging technology software are majorly from the United States with 57561 (42.56%), Korea with 16051 (11.87%), India with 14085 (10.42%) customers respectively.

Customers

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Instant Messaging Customers by Industry

Top industries that use Instant Messaging for Marketing (1380), Education (1352), Digital Marketing (1294).

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	93566	48.26
2	Flock	36478	18.81
3	Kakao Talk	18913	9.75
4	Symphony	12561	6.48
5	Skype for Business	7730	3.99
6	Chatra	5869	3.03
7	Jabber	3199	1.65
8	Cisco Jabber	3098	1.60
9	GroupMe	2587	1.33
10	Google Cloud Pub/Sub	2568	1.32
11	Messenger	1837	0.95
12	Gitter	1317	0.68
13	Mattermost	618	0.32
14	Riot	536	0.28
15	OX App Suite	439	0.23
16	Skype for Business Server	393	0.20
17	Pidgin	335	0.17
18	Lita	321	0.17
19	Cisco Spark	176	0.09
20	Campfire	133	0.07
21	Mithi SkyConnect	103	0.05
22	JANDI	97	0.05
23	Sococo	95	0.05
24	Zulip	93	0.05
25	Zoho Cliq	76	0.04
26	Signal Vine	69	0.04
27	Chatwing	65	0.03
28	Flowdock	61	0.03
29	ChatWork	57	0.03
30	Skype for Business Cloud PBX	55	0.03
31	Full Measure	41	0.02
32	TeamUp	40	0.02
33	Hibox	40	0.02
34	Sqwiggle	31	0.02
35	TigerText	23	0.01
36	Orat	23	0.01
37	Output Messenger	17	0.01
38	Troop Messenger	17	0.01
39	Bopup	15	0.01
40	VIPole Private Messenger	15	0.01
41	Typetalk	13	0.01
42	Teamwork Chat	13	0.01
43	Franz	13	0.01
44	Xros	11	0.01
45	Ivy by Go Moment	10	0.01
46	Zoho Chat	9	0.00
47	Twist	9	0.00
48	PlaySMS	9	0.00
49	Maqpie	8	0.00
50	IBM Sametime	7	0.00
51	Alterdesk	7	0.00
52	Grape	7	0.00
53	Chat Grape	7	0.00
54	Joincube	6	0.00
55	Hosted.IM	6	0.00
56	OBM	5	0.00
57	PGi iMeet	5	0.00
58	nooQ	4	0.00
59	PCPIN Chat	4	0.00
60	Kaiwa	4	0.00
61	Semaphor	3	0.00
62	MongooseIM	3	0.00
63	AmityApp	3	0.00
64	Crugo	3	0.00
65	Bello	2	0.00
66	Kezmo	2	0.00
67	Trillian	2	0.00
68	EngageDots	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.