10 Social Media Platforms With Most Active Users

PRIYA VISHWAKARMA

Priya Vishwakarma

Apr 01,2024

Facebook was the biggest social media platform worldwide in January 2024, followed by YouTube and WhatsApp, as per the data shared by Statista.

Let's take a look at the top 10 biggest social media platforms (based on active users in January):

10. Snapchat

Snapchat, a multimedia instant messaging app and service, is at the tenth position.

Number of active users: 750 million

9. Douyin

Douyin is a short-form video hosting app and ranked ninth in the list.

Number of active users: 752 million

8. Telegram

Telegram is a cloud-based mobile and desktop messaging app.

Number of active users: 800 million

7. Facebook Messenger

Facebook Messenger is a instant messaging app and platform developed by Meta Platforms.

Number of active users: 979 million

6. WeChat

WeChat is a Chinese instant messaging, social media, and mobile payment app.

Number of active users: 1,336 million

5. TikTok

TikTok is a short-form video hosting service whose main Chinese counterpart is Douyin.

Number of active users: 1,562 million

4. Instagram

Owned by Meta Platforms, Instagram is a photo and video sharing social networking service.

Number of active users: 2,000 million

3. WhatsApp

WhatsApp, an instant messaging and voice-over-IP service owned by Meta, is the third biggest social media platform in the world.

Number of active users: 2,000 million

2. YouTube

YouTube, an online video sharing and social media platform owned by Google, is the second biggest social media platform in the world.

Number of active users: 2,491 million

1. Facebook

Meta, formerly known as Facebook, is a social networking site for connecting with family and friends online.

Number of active users: 3,049 million

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