Messenger vs Microsoft Edge
Messenger
Meta Platforms, Inc.
Google Play
$30.81M/mo
~$369.72M/yr · 7.8B installs
VS
Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Corporation
Google Play
$7.90M/mo
~$94.80M/yr · 168.2M installs
Revenue winner
Messenger wins
+290% vs other
Installs winner
Messenger wins
+4550% vs other
MAU winner
Messenger wins
+1867% vs other
Rating winner
Messenger wins
+1% vs other
Why Messenger is winning
Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Messenger earns roughly 4× more per month than Microsoft Edge - $30.81M vs $7.90M.
- Aggressive pricing. Messenger undercuts at $6.08/mo vs $44.70/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
- Bigger install base. Messenger has ~7.8B lifetime installs vs Microsoft Edge's ~168.2M - 46.5× the funnel top.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
Messenger
vs
Microsoft Edge
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$30.81M
◀
$7.90M
Annual revenue (est.)
$369.72M
◀
$94.80M
Lifetime installs (est.)
7.8B
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168.2M
Monthly active users (est.)?
258.0M
◀
13.1M
App Store rating
4.71★
◀
4.67★
Total ratings
112.5M
◀
1.5M
US grossing rank
-
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Cheapest monthly sub
$6.08
▶
$44.70
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
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0 tiers
- Category
- Communication
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Jan 30, 2014
- Last updated
- Jun 24, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Everyone
- Version
- 566.0.0.57.86
- Languages
- -
- Category
- Communication
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Nov 29, 2017
- Last updated
- Jun 22, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Everyone
- Version
- 149.0.4022.80
- Languages
- -
Messenger trajectory
Microsoft Edge trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Messenger or Microsoft Edge? v
Messenger earns about $30.81M per month, while Microsoft Edge earns about $7.90M. That is a 3.9× revenue gap (~$22.91M more per month for Messenger). Annual revenue: Messenger ≈ $369.72M/year, Microsoft Edge ≈ $94.80M/year. Estimates are derived from public Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Messenger or Microsoft Edge? v
Messenger leads with about 7.8B estimated downloads vs 168.2M for Microsoft Edge - a 46.5× gap. Messenger reports 5,000,000,000+ installs on Google Play. Microsoft Edge reports 100,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Messenger and Microsoft Edge 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 Messenger and Microsoft Edge offer? v
Messenger: IAP range $0.05 - $739.99 per item. Microsoft Edge: IAP range $9.99 - $199.99 per item. Messenger runs a "Subscription (~$6.08/mo)" monetization model; Microsoft Edge runs "Subscription (~$44.70/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Messenger or Microsoft Edge? v
Messenger edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.7 (gap of 0.0 stars). Rating volume: Messenger 2.5M ratings, Microsoft Edge 41K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Messenger vs Microsoft Edge revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $30.81M for Messenger and $7.90M for Microsoft Edge 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 Messenger or Microsoft Edge to a different Google Play app? v
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