Leading mobile messenger features in the U.S. 2017

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Umair Bashir,
Apr 3, 2025
This statistic presents a ranking of the most popular messaging app features according to users in the United States as of February 2017. During the survey period, 71 percent of respondents stated that the most important factor influencing their messenger usage was that the messenger was free of charge.

Most popular messaging app features according to users in the United States as of February 2017

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Release date

March 2017

Region

United States

Survey time period

February 2 to 8, 2017

Number of respondents

878 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

who own a smartphone and use messaging apps

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: [ ... ] What of the following is important for your messenger usage?
Multiple answers were possible.

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