Top Social Media Platforms by Monthly Active Users 2026

Source: Wikipedia

Top Social Media Platforms by Monthly Active Users 2026

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Key Findings

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Facebook leads in Monthly Active Users (Billions) with 3.07 in 2026.

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Average Monthly Active Users (Billions) in 2026: 1.97 · median: 2.08.

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Gap in 2026: Facebook is 3.2× larger than Telegram.

About This Dataset

Top Social Media Platforms by Monthly Active Users 2026

Social media and messaging platforms ranked by total monthly active users worldwide in 2026, according to company earnings disclosures and DataReportal Global Digital Reports. Facebook remains the world's most-used social media platform by monthly active users despite a decade of predictions about its decline — maintaining over three billion users globally through a combination of entrenched network effects in developing markets where it often serves as the de facto internet for new smartphone users, a diversified family of apps that includes Instagram and WhatsApp, and continuous product evolution that has absorbed feature innovations from competitors including Stories from Snapchat and short-form video from TikTok.

Analysis

Facebook heads the table on 3.07, ahead of YouTube (2.70) and WhatsApp (2.50) in Monthly Active Users (Billions) in 2026. The total is spread widely: even Facebook accounts for only 19.5% of the 8 combined. The field is close behind: 5 of the 8 sit at half the leader's figure or above (1.54+).

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Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart

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Data Points

8 categories · 1 year

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Top Value

3.07

Facebook

Monthly Active Users (Billions) · 2026

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Monthly Active Users (Billions)

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2026

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Methodology & source

Data source: Wikipedia
Coverage: 8 entities · 2026 · 8 observations
Measure: Monthly Active Users (Billions)
Last updated: 6 September 2026
Compiled by: The ANYSTAT team, from the source above

How the figures are calculated

Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2026.

Rankings & Full Data

8 records · Monthly Active Users (Billions) · ranked by 2026

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#	Category	2026
🥇	Facebook	3.07
🥈	YouTube	2.70
🥉	WhatsApp	2.50
4	Instagram	2.35
5	TikTok	1.80
6	WeChat	1.37
7	Facebook Messenger	1.04
8	Telegram	0.95

Data Sources & References

All external sources cited in this dataset

1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook Visit ↗

2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube Visit ↗

3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WhatsApp Visit ↗

4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instagram Visit ↗

5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TikTok Visit ↗

6 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WeChat Visit ↗

7 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messenger_(software) Visit ↗

8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telegram_(software) Visit ↗

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