Google Chrome vs Messenger
Google Chrome
Google LLC
Google Play
$43.16M/mo
~$517.97M/yr · 22.2B installs
VS
Messenger
Meta Platforms, Inc.
Google Play
$30.81M/mo
~$369.73M/yr · 7.8B installs
Revenue winner
Google Chrome wins
+40% vs other
Installs winner
Google Chrome wins
+184% vs other
MAU winner
Messenger wins
+93% vs other
Rating winner
Messenger wins
+14% vs other
Why Google Chrome is winning
Top 2 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Premium pricing. Google Chrome charges $10.00/mo vs Messenger's $6.08/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
- Bigger install base. Google Chrome has ~22.2B lifetime installs vs Messenger's ~7.8B - 2.8× the funnel top.
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Side-by-side metrics
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Google Chrome
vs
Messenger
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$43.16M
◀
$30.81M
Annual revenue (est.)
$517.97M
◀
$369.73M
Lifetime installs (est.)
22.2B
◀
7.8B
Monthly active users (est.)?
133.4M
▶
258.1M
App Store rating
4.13★
▶
4.71★
Total ratings
48.8M
▶
112.5M
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$10.00
◀
$6.08
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
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0 tiers
- Category
- Communication
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Feb 7, 2012
- Last updated
- Jun 25, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Everyone
- Version
- VARY
- Languages
- -
- Category
- Communication
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Jan 30, 2014
- Last updated
- Jun 25, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Everyone
- Version
- 566.0.0.57.86
- Languages
- -
Google Chrome trajectory
Messenger trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Google Chrome or Messenger? v
Google Chrome earns about $43.16M per month, while Messenger earns about $30.81M. That is a 1.4× revenue gap (~$12.35M more per month for Google Chrome). Annual revenue: Google Chrome ≈ $517.97M/year, Messenger ≈ $369.73M/year. Estimates are derived from public Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Google Chrome or Messenger? v
Google Chrome leads with about 22.2B estimated downloads vs 7.8B for Messenger - a 2.8× gap. Google Chrome reports 10,000,000,000+ installs on Google Play. Messenger reports 5,000,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Google Chrome and Messenger in the same Google Play category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Communication category, which means they compete directly for the same paying users and category-level wallet share. Direct competitors, head-to-head.
What in-app purchases and subscription pricing do Google Chrome and Messenger offer? v
Google Chrome: no IAP detected on the public listing. Messenger: IAP range $0.05 - $739.99 per item. Google Chrome runs a "Subscription (~$10.00/mo, security)" monetization model; Messenger runs "Subscription (~$6.08/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Google Chrome or Messenger? v
Messenger edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.1 (gap of 0.6 stars). Rating volume: Google Chrome 1.0M ratings, Messenger 2.5M ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Google Chrome vs Messenger revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $43.16M for Google Chrome and $30.81M for Messenger are derived from Google Play grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Communication) - net of the 15-30% Apple/Google store cut. Real revenue depends on country mix, retention, refunds and ad fill rate, none of which Apple or Google publish.
How do I compare Google Chrome or Messenger to a different Google Play app? v
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