Distribution of Facebook Messenger users in South Africa 2024, by age group

Published by Statista Research Department, Jun 3, 2025

As of December 2024, there were nearly 28.1 million Facebook Messenger users in South Africa, accounting for 45.6 percent of the population. The instant messaging app was mostly used by those aged 25 to 34 years, who made up 30.9 percent of Messenger's audience in the country. Just 4.3 percent of users were aged between 55 and 64 years. Additionally, women were slightly more likely to use the messaging service than men.

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Distribution of Facebook Messenger users in South Africa as of December 2024, by age group

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January 2025

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South Africa

Survey time period

December 2024

Age group

18 years and older

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