QQ vs Snapchat
Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Ltd.
Google Play
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 28.6M installs
VS
Snapchat
Snap Inc
Google Play
$24.91M/mo
~$298.88M/yr · 4.1B installs
Revenue winner
Snapchat wins
+2490697300% vs other
Installs winner
Snapchat wins
+14182% vs other
MAU winner
Snapchat wins
+5214% vs other
Rating winner
Snapchat wins
+140% vs other
Why Snapchat is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Snapchat earns roughly 24906973× more per month than QQ - $24.91M vs $0.
- Subscription model. Snapchat runs a $14.00/mo subscription that compounds; QQ relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. Snapchat has ~4.1B lifetime installs vs QQ's ~28.6M - 142.8× the funnel top.
- Better app store reviews. Snapchat sits at 4.20★ 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.
QQ
vs
Snapchat
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$0
▶
$24.91M
Annual revenue (est.)
$0
▶
$298.88M
Lifetime installs (est.)
28.6M
▶
4.1B
Monthly active users (est.)?
2.5M
▶
130.8M
App Store rating
1.75★
▶
4.20★
Total ratings
208K
▶
39.4M
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
▶
$14.00
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
=
0 tiers
- Category
- Communication
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Sep 20, 2011
- Last updated
- Dec 25, 2020
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Everyone
- Version
- 8.2.11
- Languages
- -
- Category
- Communication
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Oct 29, 2012
- Last updated
- May 5, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Teen
- Version
- 13.91.0.44
- Languages
- -
QQ trajectory
Snapchat trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, QQ or Snapchat? v
Snapchat earns about $24.91M per month, while QQ earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$24.91M more per month for Snapchat). Annual revenue: QQ ≈ $0/year, Snapchat ≈ $298.88M/year. Estimates are derived from public Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, QQ or Snapchat? v
Snapchat leads with about 4.1B estimated downloads vs 28.6M for QQ - a 142.8× gap. QQ reports 10,000,000+ installs on Google Play. Snapchat reports 1,000,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are QQ and Snapchat 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 QQ and Snapchat offer? v
QQ: no IAP detected on the public listing. Snapchat: IAP range $0.49 - $399.99 per item. QQ runs a "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)" monetization model; Snapchat runs "Subscription (~$14.00/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, QQ or Snapchat? v
Snapchat edges ahead with ★ 4.2 vs ★ 1.7 (gap of 2.5 stars). Rating volume: QQ 8K ratings, Snapchat 1.8M ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these QQ vs Snapchat revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $0 for QQ and $24.91M for Snapchat 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 QQ or Snapchat to a different Google Play app? v
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