Viber, WeChat and Line dominate PH chat app

According to one source close to both Smart and Globe, the top mobile messaging apps in the Philippines is dominated by Viber, WeChat and Line.

There are so many messaging apps and services out there so we know it’s a fierce battle among the players — Skype, iMessage, GTalk, Kakaotalk, Voxer, Line, WeChat, Whatsapp, Viber, SnapChat, Telegram.

According to the source that gave us the numbers, Viber is on top with 35% of the base followed by WeChat at 30% and then Line at a little under 20%. Whatsapp is down to single digits and so is Kakaotalk which has recently been pumping a lot of money in ads and endorsements.

The market share above are based on the combined usages shared by both Globe and Smart so it’s not reflective of the total number of users but just a sample size (albeit a very big chunk of the sample size).

We thought we’d also put up a poll/survey asking people which chat apps they use more often (please pick your top 3):

[socialpoll id=”2197538″]

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

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12 Comments

meh says:

11 years ago

Whats app for life! but since fb bought them i have switched to “Telegram” its the same as whatsapp but encrypted
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deuts says:

11 years ago

What about FB Messenger?
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dan says:

11 years ago

We chat is the bomb for its scanning feature (people nearby) dami chicks…
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chicksilog says:

11 years ago

puro naman mga bading

Arnold Cerdena says:

11 years ago

WeChat mas maganda sya kasi sa location mo marami ka makikilala.
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Justin says:

11 years ago

Skype and Hangouts is all I need.
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sirches says:

11 years ago

bbm… fast and pwede pa ring makasend ng msg even edge lang data m…
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Ex-Alodian Knight says:

11 years ago

No love for Kakaotalk? Looks like i’m the only one with Kakaotalk here on Yugatech.

but if it’s for meeting friends it’s Wechat. Shake dat phone!
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elmer says:

11 years ago

Viber so far so good.
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a says:

11 years ago

yahoo messenger?
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Potitit says:

11 years ago

WeChat = China. Kumpyansa mo mga loloy.
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Robot says:

10 years ago

This data is deceiving. The reason why these apps are on top is because they are offered free for prepaid users who load. The best messenger for is obviously Skype.
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