UK quarterly downloads of WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal 2020-2024

Published by Laura Ceci, Feb 11, 2025

During the fourth quarter of 2024, mobile messaging market leader WhatsApp reported around 1.13 million downloads from users in the United Kingdom. By comparison, Telegram reported around 1.22 million app downloads during the same period, while instant messaging platform Signal reported approximately 388 thousand app downloads by UK users. Between 2020 and the end of 2023, WhatsApp has consistently amassed more app downloads than competitors Telegram and Signal, but Telegram gained ground among UK users in 2024, with almost two million downloads during the second quarter of the year, compared to the 1.11 million downloads recorded by WhatsApp during the same period.

Number of WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal mobile app downloads in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2020 to 4th quarter 2024

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February 2025

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United Kingdom

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Q1 2020 to Q4 2024

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Google Play and Apple App Store combined

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