WhatsApp Competitors and Similar CompaniesClear all

Snap's competitors and similar companies include X and Telegram.

	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.	Telegram Telegram is a messaging app with a focus on privacy, security and speed.
Founding Date	Founding Date 2010	Founding Date 2006	Founding Date 2013
Type	Type Public	Type Subsidiary	Type Private
Tags	Tags Technology messaging mobile app platform	Tags Technology messaging mobile app platform social networks	Tags Mobile & Telecommunications application software messaging
Locations	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 Dubai, AE HQ
Employees	Employees 5,2617% increase	Employees 1,1662% decrease	Employees 2,4394% increase
Financial
Revenue (est.)	Revenue (est.) $5.9b (FY, 2025)	Revenue (est.) $5.1b (FY, 2021)	Revenue (est.) N/A
Cost of goods	Cost of goods $2.7b (FY, 2025)	Cost of goods $1.8b (FY, 2021)	Cost of goods N/A
Gross profit	Gross profit $3.3b (FY, 2025)	Gross profit $3.3b (FY, 2021)	Gross profit N/A
Net income	Net income ($460.5m) (FY, 2025)	Net income ($221.4m) (FY, 2021)	Net income N/A
Operating ⚠
Daily Active Users	Daily Active Users 347 m (Q2, 2022)	Daily Active Users 152 m (Q4, 2019)	Daily Active Users N/A
Funding
Total funding raised	Total funding raised $ 7.9b	Total funding raised $ 2.7b	Total funding raised $ 1.7b

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San Francisco, US

X (formerly known as Twitter) is a company that provides a social networking platform.

Dubai, AE

Employees

2,439↑ 4% increase

Telegram is a messaging app with a focus on privacy, security and speed.

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