WhatsApp Competitors and Similar CompaniesClear all

WhatsApp's competitors and similar companies include Twitter, Snap, Skype, Viber, Telegram and WeChat.

	WhatsApp WhatsApp is a company developing freeware and cross-platform instant messaging service for smartphones.	Twitter Twitter is a company that provides a social networking platform.	Snap Snap is a company that provides technology and social media services.	Skype Skype Technologies is a technology company developing an application for instant messaging, real-time video and voice communications.	Viber Viber is a company that develops a cross-platform calling and instant messaging app.	Telegram Telegram is a messaging app with a focus on privacy, security and speed.	WeChat WeChat International is a company developing a messaging and calling app.
Founding Date	Founding Date 2009	Founding Date 2006	Founding Date 2011	Founding Date 2003	Founding Date 2010	Founding Date 2013	Founding Date 2011
Type	Type Subsidiary	Type Private	Type Public	Type Subsidiary	Type Subsidiary	Type Private	Type Subsidiary
Tags	Tags Mobile & Telecommunications application software consumer software messaging mobile app	Tags Technology messaging mobile app platform social networks	Tags Technology messaging mobile app photo sharing platform social networks video wearables	Tags Technology application software messaging mobile app video conference	Tags Technology media messaging mobile app platform video	Tags Mobile & Telecommunications application software messaging	Tags Technology application software messaging mobile app
Locations	Locations Menlo Park, US HQ	Locations San Francisco, US HQ Sydney, AU Brussel, BE São Paulo, BR Toronto, CA Paris, FR Berlin, DE see more	Locations Santa Monica, US HQ Sydney, AU Wien, AT Toronto, CA Shenzhen, CN Paris, FR Berlin, DE see more	Locations Lëtzebuerg, LU HQ Redmond, US	Locations Luxembourg, LU HQ Минск, BY Sofia, BG Paris, FR Bnei Brak, IL Yangon, MM Moscow, RU see more	Locations Dubai, AE HQ	Locations Singapore, SG HQ
Employees	Employees 2,1075% increase	Employees 7,50036% increase	Employees 5,2887% decrease	Employees 1,067	Employees 673	Employees 1,0523% increase	Employees 2412% increase
Twitter followers	Twitter followers 5 m	Twitter followers 65.7 m	Twitter followers 85.2 k	Twitter followers 4.9 m	Twitter followers 488.4 k	Twitter followers 1.5 m	Twitter followers 264.1 k
Number of tweets (last 30 days)	Number of tweets (last 30 days) 99	Number of tweets (last 30 days) 1	Number of tweets (last 30 days) 9	Number of tweets (last 30 days) 6	Number of tweets (last 30 days) 41	Number of tweets (last 30 days) 171	Number of tweets (last 30 days) 1
Average likes per tweet (last 30 days)	Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 270.7	Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) N/A	Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 12	Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 0.2	Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 2.4	Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 398.4	Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) N/A
Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days)	Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 86.87%	Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 100%	Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 100%	Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 16.67%	Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 24.39%	Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 90.64%	Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) N/A
Employee Rating	Employee Rating 4.4	Employee Rating 4.1	Employee Rating 4.1	Employee Rating 3.6	Employee Rating 4.6	Employee Rating N/A	Employee Rating N/A
Financial
Revenue (est.)	Revenue (est.) N/A	Revenue (est.) $5.1b (FY, 2021)	Revenue (est.) $4.6b (FY, 2022)	Revenue (est.) N/A	Revenue (est.) N/A	Revenue (est.) N/A	Revenue (est.) N/A
Cost of goods	Cost of goods N/A	Cost of goods $1.8b (FY, 2021)	Cost of goods $1.8b (FY, 2022)	Cost of goods N/A	Cost of goods N/A	Cost of goods N/A	Cost of goods N/A
Gross profit	Gross profit N/A	Gross profit $3.3b (FY, 2021)	Gross profit $2.8b (FY, 2022)	Gross profit N/A	Gross profit N/A	Gross profit N/A	Gross profit N/A
Net income	Net income N/A	Net income ($221.4m) (FY, 2021)	Net income ($1.4b) (FY, 2022)	Net income N/A	Net income N/A	Net income N/A	Net income N/A
Operating ⚠
Daily Active Users	Daily Active Users N/A	Daily Active Users 152 m (Q4, 2019)	Daily Active Users 347 m (Q2, 2022)	Daily Active Users N/A	Daily Active Users N/A	Daily Active Users N/A	Daily Active Users N/A
Users	Users 2 b (Jun, 2023)	Users N/A	Users N/A	Users N/A	Users N/A	Users 500 m (Jan, 2021)	Users N/A
Funding
Latest funding round	Latest funding round N/A	Latest funding round $ 1.3b (almost 3 years ago)	Latest funding round N/A	Latest funding round N/A	Latest funding round N/A	Latest funding round $ 850m (almost 7 years ago)	Latest funding round N/A
Total funding raised	Total funding raised $ 61.1m	Total funding raised $ 2.7b	Total funding raised $ 7.9b	Total funding raised $ 26.8m	Total funding raised N/A	Total funding raised $ 1.7b	Total funding raised N/A