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Messenger

Meta Platforms, Inc. · Social Networking · United States store
#81 TOP FREE
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Revenue a month, worldwide EST
$2.6M
Likely $869.6K to $7.8M
▼ 1.5% in 13 days
New ratings
+7.2K
in 1 days, 26.7M in total
Rating
4.7 of 5
13.8M ratings in this store
Countries it ranks in
7
was 7 on Oct 16, 2026

Revenue

Estimated from the grossing charts of Oct 23, 2026 in the 53 countries we track, and ratings growth on the App Store.

EST. REVENUE / YEAR · WORLDWIDE
$31.3M
Both stores combined. Small app estimate, so no split per store
EST. LIFETIME DOWNLOADS
484.7M to 1.4B
Estimated from ratings count
WHERE IT EARNS · EST. / MONTH
  • United States #25 Communication (Play)$846.8K · 32%
  • Germany #31 Communication (Play)$189.6K · 7%
  • France #14 Communication (Play)$146.2K · 6%
  • United Kingdom #20 Communication (Play)$130.6K · 5%
  • UAE #36 Communication (Play)$108.8K · 4%
  • Mexico #99 Social Networking (iOS), #21 Communication (Play)$95.6K · 4%
  • Canada #18 Communication (Play)$95.3K · 4%
  • Australia #14 Communication (Play)$77.7K · 3%
40 more countries
  • Saudi Arabia #34 Communication (Play)$74.1K · 3%
  • Thailand #63 Social Networking (iOS), #37 Communication (Play)$61.8K · 2%
  • Indonesia #61 Communication (Play)$57.1K · 2%
  • India #82 Communication (Play)$56K · 2%
  • Brazil #51 Communication (Play)$47.1K · 2%
  • Philippines #25 Social Networking (iOS), #36 Communication (Play)$42.2K · 2%
  • Colombia #36 Communication (Play)$40.1K · 2%
  • Turkey #35 Communication (Play)$39K · 1%
  • Italy #24 Communication (Play)$38.2K · 1%
  • Argentina #36 Communication (Play)$38.2K · 1%
  • Ukraine #35 Communication (Play)$32.3K · 1%
  • Vietnam #35 Communication (Play)$29.7K · 1%
  • Pakistan #34 Communication (Play)$29.4K · 1%
  • Egypt #35 Communication (Play)$28.5K · 1%
  • Sweden #12 Communication (Play)$26.2K · 1%
  • Malaysia #24 Communication (Play)$22.1K · 1%
  • Poland #53 Social Networking (iOS), #36 Communication (Play)$21.4K · 1%
  • Hong Kong #33 Communication (Play)$19.8K · 1%
  • Netherlands #36 Communication (Play)$18.8K · 1%
  • Kuwait #37 Communication (Play)$16.7K · 1%
  • Peru #95 Social Networking (iOS), #36 Communication (Play)$16.2K · 1%
  • Chile #36 Communication (Play)$14.1K · 1%
  • Israel #36 Communication (Play)$13.2K · 1%
  • Kazakhstan #36 Communication (Play)$12.4K · 0%
  • South Africa #36 Communication (Play)$11.5K · 0%
  • New Zealand #35 Communication (Play)$10.1K · 0%
  • Czechia #42 Social Networking (iOS), #36 Communication (Play)$9.1K · 0%
  • Switzerland #35 Communication (Play)$9K · 0%
  • Bangladesh #34 Communication (Play)$8.5K · 0%
  • Austria #36 Communication (Play)$8.5K · 0%
  • Denmark #99 Social Networking (iOS), #35 Communication (Play)$8.2K · 0%
  • Singapore #36 Communication (Play)$8.2K · 0%
  • Qatar #36 Communication (Play)$7.5K · 0%
  • Norway #34 Communication (Play)$7.2K · 0%
  • Belgium #36 Communication (Play)$7K · 0%
  • Romania #36 Communication (Play)$6.6K · 0%
  • Finland #35 Communication (Play)$6.3K · 0%
  • Portugal #36 Communication (Play)$6.2K · 0%
  • Greece #36 Communication (Play)$5.5K · 0%
  • Ireland #35 Communication (Play)$4K · 0%
HOW SURE ARE WE
Small app: combines its grossing ranks with ratings growth (148099 new ratings a month on average since launch). Tested on 418 apps with verified revenue: typically off by about 2.6 times, so the range is wide. Countries we don't track (and Google Play in China, which doesn't exist) aren't included, and neither are ads or web payments. Gross revenue before store fees.
RATINGS
13.8M
AVG RATING
4.66
PRICE
Free
AGE
15.2y
LAST UPDATE
6d ago
VERSION
584.0.0
SIZE
281 MB
AGE RATING
12+

Last 30 days

From our daily snapshots of every grossing chart and daily ratings counts.

DAYS IN A GROSSING CHART
30 / 30
COUNTRIES NOW
7 (was 1)
NEW RATINGS, LAST 1 DAYS
+7.2K
EST. REVENUE A MONTH, DAILY · BOTH STORES EST
Show daily values
Sep 24, 2026$2M a month
Sep 25, 2026$2M a month
Sep 26, 2026$2.1M a month
Sep 27, 2026$2.1M a month
Sep 28, 2026$2.1M a month
Sep 29, 2026$1.9M a month
Sep 30, 2026$1.9M a month
Oct 1, 2026$2M a month
Oct 2, 2026$2.1M a month
Oct 3, 2026$2M a month
Oct 4, 2026$2M a month
Oct 5, 2026$2M a month
Oct 6, 2026$2.1M a month
Oct 7, 2026$2M a month
Oct 8, 2026$2.1M a month
Oct 9, 2026$2M a month
Oct 10, 2026$2.6M a month
Oct 11, 2026$2.6M a month
Oct 12, 2026$2.6M a month
Oct 13, 2026$2.7M a month
Oct 14, 2026$2.6M a month
Oct 15, 2026$2.6M a month
Oct 16, 2026$2.5M a month
Oct 17, 2026$2.6M a month
Oct 18, 2026$2.4M a month
Oct 19, 2026$2.5M a month
Oct 20, 2026$2.5M a month
Oct 21, 2026$2.6M a month
Oct 22, 2026not in a grossing chart
Oct 23, 2026$2.6M a month
The same estimate as the headline, saved every day. Best rank Sep 24, 2026: #44 Social Networking · PH. Now: #25 Social Networking · PH.
RATINGS IN THE CORE COUNTRIES, DAILY
Show daily values
Oct 22, 202626.7M ratings
Oct 23, 202626.7M ratings
26.7M on Oct 22, 2026, 26.7M on Oct 23, 2026. New ratings track new downloads, even outside the charts.

Money and momentum

Measured from the store, not estimated.

WHAT IT CHARGES
10 purchases listed
  • Avatar Item$0.99
  • Avatar Item$1.99
  • Avatar Item$2.99
  • Avatar Item$4.99
  • Avatar Item$3.99
  • Avatar Item$8.99
  • Avatar Item$10.99
  • Avatar Item$9.99
Top in-app purchases as listed on the App Store, in local prices.
REVIEW MOMENTUM
180 reviews / week
  • Trendsteady
  • Recent reviews average3.9 stars
  • Recent 1 and 2 star share23%
From the latest 500 written reviews, covering 19 days. The store only returns this many, so this is the most recent slice.
RELEASE CADENCE
14 updates in 90 days
  • Typical gap between releases7 days
From the last 25 versions listed on the App Store.
RATING BREAKDOWN
13.9M ratings
5★84%
4★8%
3★3%
2★1%
1★4%

What users want

From the latest 500 reviews on the United States App Store, Oct 4, 2026 to Oct 22, 2026: 23% are 1 or 2 stars. Open a theme to read what people wrote.

WHAT THEY COMPLAIN ABOUT · SHARE OF BAD REVIEWS
Bugs, things not working11%

13 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ This app is frustrating app ever won't let me login into my account at all I have try sending codes to my email address and phone number keeps telling me that the code doesn't work try again I have tried to reset my…
★★★★★ Always Bugs the new updated
★★★★★ Please fix this AI glitch!
Login and account problems9%

11 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ This app is frustrating app ever won't let me login into my account at all I have try sending codes to my email address and phone number keeps telling me that the code doesn't work try again I have tried to reset my…
★★★★★ The ai thinks it's smarter and it's flagging account that are fine.
★★★★★ I understand making customers sometimes verify their information for security purposes but I cannot access Messenger because the link to verify opens from Messenger into Safari and says it is invalid.
Worse after an update9%

11 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Update broke app, unable to send anything
★★★★★ Always Bugs the new updated
★★★★★ The latest update in the functionality of the marketplace messaging.
Price and subscription4%

5 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Lots of spam and frequent requests for money !
★★★★★ Contents are not worth the money and mascara was missing.
★★★★★ Why is Apple trying to charge me to download Apple or any other free apps on the App Store!?
Too many ads4%

5 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Spyware and predatory ads plague both Facebook and messenger.
★★★★★ Also, now there's creepy ads showing up in my DM's, which feels incredibly predatory and I kind of hate it a lot.
★★★★★ Notifications with ads or badges for ads get this a 1/5 and I will be disabling notifications for this app.
No customer support4%

5 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Now they want you to link access to your banking and most precious data to their systems so they can also offer you zero customer service in the scenario they take complete advantage of you - their answer will be to…
★★★★★ A+++++++ Amazing, amazing video amazing technology thank you for your dedication to people keeping in contact with humanity.
★★★★★ So someone can report yearss old messges and they will ban you without telling you why like you just sent em messages today, they tell you, you just went against their community standards and you havent sent a message,…
Lost data, sync, backup3%

4 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ I deleted most of my meta accounts and now just use 1 FB profile online after a tech privacy expert recommended getting all meta apps off my phone.
★★★★★ I thought vanishing was retired ?! I'm simply scrolling my chat and this option still turns on. Who asked for this?? Disappearing messages turns itself on every time I SCROLL through a chat — a normal scroll — and…
★★★★★ Current update deleted the marketplace chat all together.
Slow, laggy, battery3%

3 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Always bags and sometimes need much time to open chat lags and bags
★★★★★ I got the notification “ received messages “ open the app nothing , need wait a while to be able to see the in the app . It wasn't like this before
WHAT THEY ASK FOR
  • It would be nice if people would answer their ads, and remove ads when done. 3★, Oct 22, 2026
  • I wish Verizon could give me clarity like messenger. 5★, Oct 17, 2026
  • I like those games when you are calling someone but we need more, chess and 8 balls is good but we still need MORE… 3★, Oct 13, 2026
  • Landscape Mode 📱 Please add rotation support, especially with the upcoming iPhone Duo. 5★, Oct 12, 2026
  • I wish him the best. 5★, Oct 12, 2026
  • Please bring back messenger on the computer so I can use and follow the reels on my laptop please 5★, Oct 11, 2026
  • I think messenger should have a delete button for the people that texted you or unfriended you it's really annoying when there still in your messenger history 1★, Oct 11, 2026
  • Please make this an option since Facebook already has this with people's comments !❤️ 4★, Oct 8, 2026
WORDS THAT KEEP COMING UP IN BAD REVIEWS
won't let4someone sends4please fix3
WHAT THEY LOVE · SHARE OF GOOD REVIEWS
Accurate, great results5%

18 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ I appreciate the spatial-quality of the calls.
★★★★★ Super easy to use & call never fails works great
★★★★★ I've had great success with it so far very easy to use
Easy to use4%

16 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ Very convenient and easy to communicate with my family
★★★★★ Very nice and easy to navigate
★★★★★ Easy to use and communicate with buyers and sellers
Useful, it helps3%

11 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ Pretty convenient and helpful
★★★★★ I got to talk to my girlfriend on here which really helped since I had to go away on business.
★★★★★ It's a lifesaver to my heart.
Fun, addictive2%

7 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ I've had a few bad experiences, but overall this thing is rad!
★★★★★ I enjoy selling my 865 LaserArt art work on marketplace place.
★★★★★ This app has amazing qualities you can play games but there's one bad part about I can't play the game so I want to play and they seem so fun before and it was literally I wanna play all day every day
Fast1%

5 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ Responded very quickly and was really nice
★★★★★ Messenger is very accurate and fast.
★★★★★ Quick to respond and follows through well.

Found by matching words and phrases in the reviews, not read by a person. A review can count toward more than one theme.

What users say

Latest reviews, United States App Store.

★★★★★Oct 22, 2026
Ads

It would be nice if people would answer their ads, and remove ads when done.

★★★★★Oct 22, 2026
Reels

Would be better if we could view reels without opening Facebook all the way

★★★★★Oct 22, 2026
Amazing 🙏🥰🙏✅🔟

Amazing app ❤️‍🔥🙏🔟✅🥰

★★★★★Oct 22, 2026
Saved images

When I save an image from messenger the picture gets blurry

★★★★★Oct 22, 2026
Love

Very convenient and easy to communicate with my family

★★★★★Oct 22, 2026
Messenger

This app is frustrating app ever won’t let me login into my account at all I have try sending codes to my email address and phone number keeps telling me that the code doesn’t work try again I have tried to reset my password nothing works at all is very frustrating app

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Store screenshots

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App Store ads

Apple Search Ads this app ran in the last 90 days, from Apple's public ad repository.

No App Store ads in the EU
None in the last 90 days.

Apple only publishes ads shown in the EU (EU Digital Services Act), with a 7 day delay. An app that advertises only outside the EU shows nothing here.

Growth research

Where this app is buying and earning its users. Each link opens pre filtered.

Meta Ad Library ↗Active Facebook and Instagram adsTikTok Creative Center ↗Top performing TikTok adsTikTok creators ↗Organic videos mentioning the appInstagram ↗Reels and posts under its hashtagYouTube ↗Reviews, tutorials and ShortsDeveloper site ↗Landing page and pricing

ASO keywords

Most repeated terms in the listing. Highlighted ones also appear in the title.

messenger5connect4chat4send4moments4anyone anywhere3friends family3photos videos3connect people3large files3stay3friends3people3share3meta3photos3create3chats3large3edit3anyone2anywhere2family2vibe2

What's new in 584.0.0

We update our app regularly to make it even better for you to easily connect to the people that matter. Update to the latest version to get all the new features and improvements. This release includes: - Fixes for crashes within messaging experiences - Performance improvements to remove latency in some of our core experiences - iOS 26 support Have a question? Tap Help in the Messenger app or visit [facebook.com/help/messenger-app]

Released Aug 9, 2011. Current version shipped Oct 17, 2026.

Store description

Messenger is a free messaging app that helps you connect with anyone, anywhere. Stay in touch with your friends and family, explore your interests with people like you, build your community, and share your vibe beyond words, all in one app. CHAT AND CALL ANYONE, ANYWHERE
 Find and connect with your friends and family on Facebook and Messenger, no phone number needed. GET INSTANT ANSWERS FROM YOUR AI ASSISTANT* Meta AI is your assistant that can answer any questions, give you advice, help with homework, and more. SEND YOUR PHOTOS IN HIGH DEFINITION Send and receive clearer, crisper picture of your favorite moments with Messenger. CREATE SHARED ALBUMS From a recent summer vacation to your grandma’s 80th birthday, create albums of photos and videos to share, organize and reminisce over important moments in your group chats. EASILY ADD NEW CONNECTIONS WITH QR CODES Connect with people you meet in real life by scanning their Messenger QR code or sharing yours via a link. SHARE LARGE FILES DIRECTLY IN CHAT Whether it’s a Word, PDF, or Excel doc, you can send large files up to 100MB right inside of Messenger. EDIT AND UNSEND MESSAGES Hit send too soon? You can edit the message up to 15 minutes after sending DISAPPEARING MESSAGES Some things aren’t meant to last forever. Choose how long your end-to-end encrypted chats stick around after they’ve been read. COME TOGETHER WITH YOUR COMMUNITIES Meaningfully connect with people like you from your school, neighborhood, and interest groups. GET IN YOUR FAVORITE CREATORS’ INNER CIRCLE Stay in the know with creators by joining their broadcast channels for authentic and casual content. UNLEASH YOUR IMAGINATION W/ META AI* Tap into your go-to creative partner to create, edit, animate images and more. CAPTURE EVERYDAY MOMENTS ON STORIES Highlight moments of your day using photos and videos that disappear after 24 hours in Stories. DROP A NOTE WITH YOUR THOUGHTS Stay connected with your friends by sharing quick updates that disappear after 24 hours. BRING YOUR VIBE TO YOUR CHATS Sometimes words just don’t cut it. Tap into more ways to express yourself with animated stickers, GIFs, reactions and more. SET THE MOOD OF YOUR CHAT WITH THEMES Customize your chat with a large and constantly evolving list of themes featuring popular artists, holidays, and more. *Meta AI is available in select languages and countries only, with more coming soon.

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