Active global WhatsApp usage frequency 2016

Published by Laura Ceci, Jul 11, 2025
This statistic presents the WhatsApp usage frequency among active users worldwide as of the third quarter of 2016. During the survey period, ** percent of active users of the mobile messaging app stated that they used it more than once per day.
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WhatsApp usage frequency among active users worldwide as of 3rd quarter 2016

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Release date

January 2017

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

3rd quarter 2016

Age group

16 to 64 years

Special properties

active users, excluding China

Supplementary notes

Values may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.

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