Top 5 Social Networking Apps in Switzerland for Q1 2023

Throughout the first quarter of 2023, the top social networking applications in Switzerland exhibited diverse trends in terms of downloads, revenue, and active users. Here's a closer look at the performance of WhatsApp Messenger, BeReal: Photos & Friends Daily, Telegram Messenger, Facebook, and Messenger.

WhatsApp Messenger saw a notable fluctuation in its weekly downloads, starting the quarter with around 15.4K downloads and experiencing a decline to approximately 5.4K by the end of March. Despite the decrease, the app maintained a robust number of weekly active users, hovering around 6.4M throughout the quarter. The revenue for WhatsApp Messenger remained at $0 until a slight uptick to $8 in the final week of March.

BeReal: Photos & Friends Daily experienced a steady decline in weekly downloads, starting Q1 with about 13.5K downloads and dropping to approximately 5.4K by the end of March. The weekly active users also saw a slight decrease from around 246K to 210K over the same period.

For Telegram Messenger, weekly downloads peaked at around 10.7K in mid-March, with a slight decline to approximately 7.5K by the end of the quarter. The app's weekly revenue showed significant fluctuations, peaking at around $14.2K in the week of February 20 before stabilizing to around $6.2K in the last week of March. Active users for Telegram Messenger increased steadily, starting from 624K and reaching nearly 689K by the end of March.

Facebook maintained relatively stable weekly download numbers, starting the quarter with around 8.5K downloads and ending with approximately 6.8K. The app's weekly revenue fluctuated, peaking at around $7.8K in early February and then stabilizing to about $6.8K by the end of March. Weekly active users for Facebook remained steady, starting at around 1.82M and slightly decreasing to approximately 1.79M by the end of the quarter.

Lastly, Messenger showed a consistent trend in weekly downloads, beginning the quarter with about 7.3K downloads and ending with approximately 6.2K. The app's weekly revenue saw minor fluctuations, peaking at $307 in late February and then decreasing to $130 by the end of March. Weekly active users for Messenger remained fairly consistent, starting at around 1.18M