Android

Messenger

Messenger has 7,969,245,833 installs (+0.4% a month, measured over 39 days), rated 4.7 from 114,938,303 ratings, #7 of 55,993 in Communication.

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Installs
7,969,245,833
+7,564,561 (+0.1%) this week
Rating
4.7
114,938,303 ratings
+106,033 ratings (+0.1%) this week
Rank on Android
#26
of 2,873,463
no change since 2026-10-28
Version
585.0.0.53.94
Last updated 2026-11-02

Also in the last two weeksv585.0.0.53.94 on 2 Nov

Description

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Messenger is a free messaging app that helps you connect with anyone, anywhere. Stay in touch with your friends and family, explore your interests with people like you, build your community, and share your vibe beyond words, all in one app.

CHAT AND CALL ANYONE, ANYWHERE

Find and connect with your friends and family on Facebook and Messenger, no phone number needed.

GET INSTANT ANSWERS FROM YOUR AI ASSISTANT*
Meta AI is your assistant that can answer any questions, give you advice, help with homework, and more.

SEND YOUR PHOTOS IN HIGH DEFINITION
Send and receive clearer, crisper picture of your favorite moments with Messenger.

CREATE SHARED ALBUMS
From a recent summer vacation to your grandma’s 80th birthday, create albums of photos and videos to share, organize and reminisce over important moments in your group chats.

EASILY ADD NEW CONNECTIONS WITH QR CODES
Connect with people you meet in real life by scanning their Messenger QR code or sharing yours via a link.

SHARE LARGE FILES DIRECTLY IN CHAT
Whether it’s a Word, PDF, or Excel doc, you can send large files up to 100MB right inside of Messenger.

EDIT AND UNSEND MESSAGES
Hit send too soon? You can edit the message up to 15 minutes after sending

DISAPPEARING MESSAGES
Some things aren’t meant to last forever. Choose how long your end-to-end encrypted chats stick around after they’ve been read.

COME TOGETHER WITH YOUR COMMUNITIES
Meaningfully connect with people like you from your school, neighborhood, and interest groups.

GET IN YOUR FAVORITE CREATORS’ INNER CIRCLE
Stay in the know with creators by joining their broadcast channels for authentic and casual content.

UNLEASH YOUR IMAGINATION W/ META AI*
Tap into your go-to creative partner to create, edit, animate images and more.

CAPTURE EVERYDAY MOMENTS ON STORIES
Highlight moments of your day using photos and videos that disappear after 24 hours in Stories.

DROP A NOTE WITH YOUR THOUGHTS
Stay connected with your friends by sharing quick updates that disappear after 24 hours.

BRING YOUR VIBE TO YOUR CHATS
Sometimes words just don’t cut it. Tap into more ways to express yourself with animated stickers, GIFs, reactions and more.

SET THE MOOD OF YOUR CHAT WITH THEMES
Customize your chat with a large and constantly evolving list of themes featuring popular artists, holidays, and more.

*Meta AI is available in select languages and countries only, with more coming soon.

Is Messenger safe?

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  • Listed on Google Play.
  • Made by Meta Platforms, Inc.; developer website listed: facebook.com. Details →
  • On Google Play since 2014-01-31. Last updated 2026-11-02.
  • Rated 4.7 from 114,938,303 ratings. Details →

Reviews The reviews Google Play shows first (its most relevant), from the US store, in any language.

From 114,938,281 ratings · 1★ share 2% (was 2% four weeks ago).

  1. ★★★★★ Sahil Harivanshi · 5 Oct 2026 · v580.0.0.49.91
    nice
  2. ★★★★★ Anthony Houston · 5 Oct 2026 · v581.0.0.49.91
    perfect job!!!!!
  3. ★★★★★ Sk Billal · 5 Oct 2026
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  4. ★★★★★ steven thomas · 5 Oct 2026 · v580.0.0.49.91
    no complaint
  5. ★★★★★ Tiffanie Cox · 5 Oct 2026
    helps my kids listen when I need them we are away from them
  6. ★★★☆☆ Kamarudeen Olamilekan · 5 Oct 2026
    very good
  7. ★★★★★ Fonda Fleming · 5 Oct 2026 · v480.0.0.52.95
    messagener is great when you only have wifi. I have never had any problem but just a few times. I just put not great on a few. I regret that because I have had I depend on it many times.
  8. ★★★★★ Dana Collesar · 5 Oct 2026 · v581.0.0.49.91
    Video calls are clear with no interruptions. Perfect for international calls.
  9. ★★★★★ CHRISTOPHER MUNETSI · 5 Oct 2026
    good not ye yes
  10. ★★★★★ Belladonna · 5 Oct 2026
    very good app
Show all 72 reviews

Search Android reviews - every stored review from the store, not only this listing's.

Growth change in installs

Per Growth Growth % Actual change Measured over
day Not enough history yet
week +7,564,561 +0.1% +8,493,831 7.9 days
month +33,032,444 +0.4% +43,330,076 39.4 days
year Not enough history yet
How these figures are measured

Change in installs, scaled to each window from the real gap between crawls. A window needs a full period of history before it reports anything.

Rank among tracked Android listings#26
2026-09-28 · #22 2026-11-10
Best top-chart rank#17
2026-10-14 · #13 2026-11-09
Installs7,969,245,833
2026-09-27 · 7,925,915,757 2026-11-06
Ratings114,938,303
2026-09-27 · 114,347,579 2026-11-06
New ratings per month+119,059 so far
Sep 2026 from 2026-09-27: +62,058 Oct 2026: +409,607 Nov 2026 so far: +119,059
Sep 27 Nov so far
Average rating4.7
2026-09-27 · 4.7 2026-11-06

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