5 Most Popular Social Media Platforms in 2021

4. Facebook Messenger, Owned by Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB)

Monthly Active Users: 1.3 billion in 2020 via Statista

Amongst the hundreds of messaging apps available today, Facebook Messenger has made a mark in the social media industry, particularly in the US. Around the world, 1.3 billion people use Messenger. This number is expected to grow to 2.4 billion by the end of 2021. More than 20 billion messages are exchanged through this platform. Messenger also allows companies to create their chat bots for marketing purpose and as of 2020, there are 300,000 active chat bots on the platform. With over 2 million monthly downloads in the app store, Messenger has become the leading mobile messaging app in the US and across the world. Messenger ranks 4th on the list of most popular social media platforms in 2021.

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