WhatsApp Competitors and Similar CompaniesClear all

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

	WhatsApp WhatsApp is a company developing freeware and cross-platform instant messaging service for smartphones.	Snap Snap (formerly known as Snapchat) is a technology company that develops a visual messaging application.	X X (formerly known as Twitter) is a company that provides a social networking platform.	Viber Viber is a company that develops a cross-platform calling and instant messaging app.	Skype Skype Technologies is a technology company developing a telecommunications application.	WeChat WeChat International is a company developing a messaging and calling app.	Telegram Telegram is a messaging app with a focus on privacy, security and speed.
Founding Date	Founding Date 2009	Founding Date 2010	Founding Date 2006	Founding Date 2010	Founding Date 2003	Founding Date 2011	Founding Date 2013
Type	Type Subsidiary	Type Public	Type Subsidiary	Type Subsidiary	Type Subsidiary	Type Subsidiary	Type Private
Tags	Tags Technology application software consumer software messaging mobile app	Tags Technology messaging mobile app platform	Tags Technology messaging mobile app platform social networks	Tags Technology media messaging mobile app platform video	Tags Technology application software messaging mobile app video conference	Tags Technology application software messaging mobile app	Tags Mobile & Telecommunications application software messaging
Locations	Locations Menlo Park, US HQ Dublin, IE	Locations Santa Monica, US HQ Sydney, AU Wien, AT Toronto, CA Beijing, CN Shenzhen, CN Paris, FR see more	Locations San Francisco, US HQ Bengaluru, IN Dublin, IE Tokyo, JP Seoul, KR Mexico City, MX Singapore, SG see more	Locations Luxembourg, LU HQ Минск, BY Sofia, BG Paris, FR Bnei Brak, IL Yangon, MM Moscow, RU see more	Locations Lëtzebuerg, LU HQ	Locations Singapore, SG HQ	Locations Dubai, AE HQ
Employees	Employees 2,9114% increase	Employees 5,2617% increase	Employees 1,1662% decrease	Employees 7041% increase	Employees 687	Employees 3182% increase	Employees 2,4394% increase
Financial
Revenue (est.)	Revenue (est.) N/A	Revenue (est.) $5.9b (FY, 2025)	Revenue (est.) $5.1b (FY, 2021)	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 $2.7b (FY, 2025)	Cost of goods $1.8b (FY, 2021)	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, 2025)	Gross profit $3.3b (FY, 2021)	Gross profit N/A	Gross profit N/A	Gross profit N/A	Gross profit N/A
Net income	Net income N/A	Net income ($460.5m) (FY, 2025)	Net income ($221.4m) (FY, 2021)	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 347 m (Q2, 2022)	Daily Active Users 152 m (Q4, 2019)	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 N/A	Users 500 m (Jan, 2021)
Funding
Total funding raised	Total funding raised $ 61.1m	Total funding raised $ 7.9b	Total funding raised $ 2.7b	Total funding raised N/A	Total funding raised $ 26.8m	Total funding raised N/A	Total funding raised $ 1.7b