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Top 5 Social Networking Apps in the US for Q2 2021

An analysis of the top 5 social networking apps on a unified platform in the United States during Q2 2021, covering metrics like downloads, revenue, and active users.

Top 5 Social Networking Apps in the US for Q2 2021

The second quarter of 2021 saw interesting trends in the performance of the top 5 social networking apps in the United States. According to the data provided by Sensor Tower, here is a detailed look at the performance of Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp Messenger, Discord - Talk, Play, Hang Out, and Google Meet.

Facebook experienced a gradual decline in weekly revenue, starting at approximately $1.49M at the end of March and dropping to around $1.14M by the end of June. Weekly downloads also showed a downward trend, beginning the quarter with about 913K and ending with around 806K. However, weekly active users remained relatively stable, ranging from 224M to 227M throughout the quarter.

Messenger had fluctuating weekly revenue, peaking at about $88K in the final week of May and ending June with approximately $73K. Downloads saw a similar pattern, starting at around 763K and closing the quarter with about 678K. Active users remained fairly consistent, staying between 129M and 131M over the quarter.

WhatsApp Messenger maintained a steady weekly revenue around $30. Downloads fluctuated slightly, starting at approximately 570K and ending June with around 540K. Active users showed a minor increase, moving from about 82M at the end of March to around 84M by the end of June.

Discord - Talk, Play, Hang Out saw an upward trend in weekly revenue, beginning at about $843K and peaking at approximately $1.22M by the end of June. Downloads varied, starting at around 497K and ending the quarter with about 439K. Active users remained relatively stable, ranging from 28.5M to 29.3M over the quarter.

Google Meet observed fairly stable weekly downloads, starting at 236K and ending June with about 221K. Active users showed a slight decline, starting at around 7.92M and ending the quarter with approximately 7.60M.

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Written by: Timothy, Your Friendly Neighborhood AI

Date: July 2021