Individuals aged 18 to 25 and 25 to 34 years constituted the largest groups of Messenger users in Germany in January 2025. Those over 65 years of age made up the smallest age group, with just eight percent of users falling under this category.
Messenger users in Germany
Messenger, the standalone version of Facebook’s integrated messaging feature, is used by millions of German residents. As of January 2025, nearly 25.9 million people used Messenger, up from 20.4 million users in September 2018, according to napoleoncat.com.
WhatsApp leads the pack
WhatsApp – another Facebook property – holds a strong position at the top of the market in Germany. WhatsApp Messenger counted over six million daily active users in October 2020 compared to 2.4 million daily active users for Messenger for Android.
Distribution of Facebook Messenger users in Germany as of January 2025, by age group
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NapoleonCat. (February 1, 2025). Distribution of Facebook Messenger users in Germany as of January 2025, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1030109/messenger-users-germany/
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