Durov: Telegram bypassed Facebook Messenger and became the second messenger in the world after WhatsApp.
Over the past 5 years, Telegram has surpassed Facebook Messenger to become the most popular cloud messaging app. Telegram is now second only to WhatsApp and is closing the gap every year. No wonder our competitors are concerned!
Durov: Refers to the Fortune magazine chart. According to the chart, in 2018, Telegram held 5% of the messenger market, while Facebook Messenger held 43%. In 2022, Telegram already had 31%, Facebook Messenger had 21%. WhatsApp had 51% of the market in 2018 and 44% in 2022.
Pavel Durov officially announced this in his telegram channel.
Link to post: https://t.me/durov/206