Messenger vs Telegram Messenger
Messenger
Meta Platforms, Inc.
App Store
$318.69M/mo
~$3.82B/yr · 1.1B installs
VS
Telegram Messenger
Telegram FZ-LLC
App Store
$3.55M/mo
~$42.62M/yr · 50.0M installs
Revenue winner
Messenger wins
+8873% vs other
Installs winner
Messenger wins
+2116% vs other
MAU winner
Messenger wins
+2220% vs other
Rating winner
Messenger wins
+16% vs other
Why Messenger is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Messenger earns roughly 90× more per month than Telegram Messenger - $318.69M vs $3.55M.
- Premium pricing. Messenger charges $19.99/mo vs Telegram Messenger's $3.00/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
- Bigger install base. Messenger has ~1.1B lifetime installs vs Telegram Messenger's ~50.0M - 22.2× the funnel top.
- Better app store reviews. Messenger sits at 4.66★ vs 4.01★ - 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
Telegram Messenger
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$318.69M
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$3.55M
Annual revenue (est.)
$3.82B
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$42.62M
Lifetime installs (est.)
1.1B
◀
50.0M
Monthly active users (est.)?
493.0M
◀
21.3M
App Store rating
4.66★
◀
4.01★
Total ratings
12.3M
◀
266K
US grossing rank
-
▶
#46
Cheapest monthly sub
$19.99
◀
$3.00
IAP tiers detected
2 tiers
▶
10 tiers
- Category
- Social Networking
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Aug 9, 2011
- Last updated
- May 7, 2026
- File size
- 219.1 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 560.1.0
- Languages
- Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish +23 more
- Category
- Social Networking
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Aug 14, 2013
- Last updated
- May 6, 2026
- File size
- 156.2 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 12.7
- Languages
- Arabic, BE, Catalan, Dutch, English, French +13 more
Messenger trajectory
Telegram Messenger trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Messenger or Telegram Messenger? v
Messenger earns about $318.69M per month, while Telegram Messenger earns about $3.55M. That is a 89.7× revenue gap (~$315.14M more per month for Messenger). Annual revenue: Messenger ≈ $3.82B/year, Telegram Messenger ≈ $42.62M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Messenger or Telegram Messenger? v
Messenger leads with about 1.1B estimated downloads vs 50.0M for Telegram Messenger - a 22.2× gap. Messenger's App Store downloads are estimated from 12.3M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Telegram Messenger's App Store downloads are estimated from 266K ratings.
Are Messenger and Telegram Messenger in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Social Networking 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 Telegram Messenger offer? v
Messenger: IAP range 2 tiers detected. Telegram Messenger: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Messenger runs a "Subscription (~$19.99/mo)" monetization model; Telegram Messenger runs "Subscription (~$3.00/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #46". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Messenger or Telegram Messenger? v
Messenger edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.0 (gap of 0.6 stars). Rating volume: Messenger 12.3M ratings, Telegram Messenger 266K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Messenger vs Telegram Messenger revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $318.69M for Messenger and $3.55M for Telegram Messenger are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Social Networking) - 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 Telegram Messenger to a different App Store app? v
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