Messenger vs QQ
Messenger
Meta Platforms, Inc.
Google Play
$26.42M/mo
~$317.02M/yr · 7.8B installs
VS
Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Ltd.
Google Play
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 28.6M installs
Revenue winner
Messenger wins
+2641818500% vs other
Installs winner
Messenger wins
+26998% vs other
MAU winner
Messenger wins
+10298% vs other
Rating winner
Messenger wins
+170% vs other
Why Messenger is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Messenger earns roughly 26418185× more per month than QQ - $26.42M vs $0.
- Subscription model. Messenger runs a $4.47/mo subscription that compounds; QQ relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. Messenger has ~7.8B lifetime installs vs QQ's ~28.6M - 271.0× the funnel top.
- Better app store reviews. Messenger sits at 4.72★ vs 1.75★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
Messenger
vs
QQ
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$26.42M
◀
$0
Annual revenue (est.)
$317.02M
◀
$0
Lifetime installs (est.)
7.8B
◀
28.6M
Monthly active users (est.)?
255.9M
◀
2.5M
App Store rating
4.72★
◀
1.75★
Total ratings
111.5M
◀
208K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$4.47
◀
No sub
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
=
0 tiers
- Category
- Communication
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Jan 30, 2014
- Last updated
- May 5, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Everyone
- Version
- 559.0.0.49.75
- Languages
- -
- Category
- Communication
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Sep 20, 2011
- Last updated
- Dec 25, 2020
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Everyone
- Version
- 8.2.11
- Languages
- -
Messenger trajectory
QQ trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Messenger or QQ? v
Messenger earns about $26.42M per month, while QQ earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$26.42M more per month for Messenger). Annual revenue: Messenger ≈ $317.02M/year, QQ ≈ $0/year. Estimates are derived from public Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Messenger or QQ? v
Messenger leads with about 7.8B estimated downloads vs 28.6M for QQ - a 271.0× gap. Messenger reports 5,000,000,000+ installs on Google Play. QQ reports 10,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Messenger and QQ 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 QQ offer? v
Messenger: IAP range $0.05 - $399.99 per item. QQ: no IAP detected on the public listing. Messenger runs a "Subscription (~$4.47/mo)" monetization model; QQ runs "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Messenger or QQ? v
Messenger edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 1.7 (gap of 3.0 stars). Rating volume: Messenger 2.5M ratings, QQ 8K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Messenger vs QQ revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $26.42M for Messenger and $0 for QQ 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 QQ to a different Google Play app? v
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