Chart showing: How Many People Use Facebook Messenger (2022–2024)

How Many People Use Facebook Messenger (2022–2024)

As one of the most popular messaging channels, running ads on Facebook Messenger should be at the top of every business’s marketing agenda.

But before doing so, it’s wise to get the lay of the land and understand its users a little. All this starts with answering one basic question about it: how many people use Facebook Messenger?

Facebook messenger users: highlights

  • As of July 2024, there are 977 million Facebook Messenger users worldwide. This is a 3.3% fall from the previous quarter.
  • The number of Facebook Messenger users peaked in 2023, when it rose to 1.04 billion.
  • More than half of all Facebook Messenger users are between the ages of 18 and 34.
  • Facebook Messenger is the third-most-popular messaging app worldwide, after WhatsApp and WeChat.

Facebook Messenger statistics: number of users from 2022 to 2024

Month

Number of Facebook Messenger users

Jul 2022

1,000 million

Oct 2022

976 million

Jan 2023

931 million

Apr 2023

1,040 million

Jul 2023

1,040 million

Oct 2023

1,040 million

Jan 2024

979 million

Apr 2024

1,010 million

Jul 2024

977 million

How many people use Facebook Messenger?

According to the latest statistics, the number of Facebook Messenger users worldwide has been fluctuating in the past couple of years. In July 2022, there were one billion users. This figure was followed by two consecutive quarterly dips, which brought the number down to 931 million by January 2023.

In April 2023, there were 1.04 billion Facebook Messenger users worldwide, representing a rise of 11.7% from January, the first quarterly increase in at least three quarters. According to the latest numbers, this figure held steady for the rest of the year. 

2024 opened with 979 million Facebook Messenger users, the lowest in four quarters, after a 5.9% dip from October 2023. The number of Facebook Messenger users rose slightly by 3.2% in April 2024, to 1.01 billion, before another 3.3% decline in July 2024 brought it back down below the one-billion mark, to 977 million. 

Facebook Messenger users: age and gender demographics

Knowing the number of Facebook Messenger users isn’t enough. It’s also important to have a sense of the demographics, especially if you’re going to cater ads to these users. 

Facebook Messenger statistics: gender demographics

Gender

Adoption

Female users

15.0%

Male users

19.0%

Globally, the usage of Facebook Messenger users is slightly higher among male users. 19% (or nearly one in five) of men worldwide use Facebook Messenger, compared with 15% of females. 

Facebook Messenger statistics: age demographics

Age range

Share of Facebook Messenger users in the age range

18–24

22.2%

25–34

32.5%

35–44

21.1%

45–54

12.4%

55–64

7.3%

65+

4.5%

In terms of age, most Facebook Messenger users are between the ages of 18 and 34. In fact, 54.7% of them fall within this age group, with the majority (32.5%) between 25 and 34. 

These Facebook Messenger statistics show that usage of the chat app from this point on decreases as users’ ages increase. For instance, the third-largest age group is 35 to 44: 21.1% of Facebook Messenger users are of these ages and 12.4% are between 45 and 54 years old. This decreases further to 7.3% for those 55 to 64 and 4.5% for those aged 65 and above.

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