Most Popular Instant Messengers: Data from 1998 to 2024

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  • @DataIsBeautifulOfficial
    @DataIsBeautifulOfficial  4 місяці тому +617

    Ah, the ICQ uh-oh! sound - forever in my brain. Oh, and it's my birthday today.

    • @1kwithnovidschannel
      @1kwithnovidschannel 4 місяці тому

      Can you make more movie comparison videos? I miss those

    • @dolanD2
      @dolanD2 4 місяці тому +20

      happy birthday :D

    • @dantereinhardt6911
      @dantereinhardt6911 4 місяці тому +5

      Happy birthday my friend! Much happiness and years of life.

    • @1kwithnovidschannel
      @1kwithnovidschannel 4 місяці тому

      @@DataIsBeautifulOfficial Happy Birthday to the best data chart video maker in the world!

    • @DavidTaylor-ki2ir
      @DavidTaylor-ki2ir 4 місяці тому +3

      Happy birthday! Great channel!

  • @ste1bro
    @ste1bro 4 місяці тому +2308

    Anyone else never heard of Tencent QQ till this vid?

    • @AisElliott
      @AisElliott 4 місяці тому +81

      Never heard of it either and I used a ton of these.

    • @raffaeleguido2828
      @raffaeleguido2828 4 місяці тому +405

      I think it's a totally chinese thing.

    • @oleksii7899
      @oleksii7899 4 місяці тому +279

      it's a local chinese app. it's first place is solely due to the sheer total number of chinese people

    • @hiroyuuki420
      @hiroyuuki420 4 місяці тому

      Yeah me, In addition, I even used it, application like "play store" or "app store" required me to use QQ, often applications/games are released on the Chinese market that are much earlier than on other markets and as part of the tests I played

    • @Leo_Leonis
      @Leo_Leonis 4 місяці тому

      I’ve used it before, it was the go to social 10 years ago for chinese people. Now it’s just Wechat

  • @yufeng1707
    @yufeng1707 4 місяці тому +565

    I'm surprised at how Discord didn't overtake Skype until 2024

    • @Lanzetsu
      @Lanzetsu 4 місяці тому +9

      Because before Discord there was Raidcall... when Raidcall died then Discord rised

    • @maganhassan2627
      @maganhassan2627 4 місяці тому +39

      I thought discord UI was a bit more complex & it attracts more gamers than others

    • @Novusod
      @Novusod 4 місяці тому +23

      These lists are always kind of stupid since a lot of the more "popular apps" actually aren't that popular. They just came preinstalled on everyone's phone and most people never used them. Discord is probably actually number one. People who have have Discord on their device installed it themselves.

    • @maganhassan2627
      @maganhassan2627 4 місяці тому +26

      @@Novusod how many use it besides gamers & people into technology?

    • @xxxJustGIOxxx
      @xxxJustGIOxxx 4 місяці тому

      discord is more gaming platform, skype more professional..

  • @aaiiddaann
    @aaiiddaann 4 місяці тому +640

    MSN Messenger. What a time that was!

    • @DataIsBeautifulOfficial
      @DataIsBeautifulOfficial  4 місяці тому +60

      I miss those blinking emoticons and the endless brb messages.

    • @Terranigma23
      @Terranigma23 4 місяці тому +13

      With your profile picture, I doubt you was in the MSN Messenger era ahah.

    • @kaspartambur
      @kaspartambur 4 місяці тому +13

      So much more control over customisation... Not that default, zero personality green or blue dong.

    • @Darule514
      @Darule514 4 місяці тому +5

      @DataIsBeautifulOfficial I miss the notifications sounds when you got private chat message

    • @perad1895
      @perad1895 4 місяці тому +3

      Best of all time....y'all remember the nudge button and that weird dancing pig on the screen emoticons ???

  • @D_Greg_D
    @D_Greg_D 4 місяці тому +461

    Telegram has all chances to become second largest messengers 'til the end of 2024

    • @DataIsBeautifulOfficial
      @DataIsBeautifulOfficial  4 місяці тому +12

      Probably

    • @tvdforever5147
      @tvdforever5147 4 місяці тому +44

      Idk if you know this but Telegram's CEO just got arrested

    • @TheVanillatech
      @TheVanillatech 4 місяці тому +39

      @@tvdforever5147 He's rich, he will be fine. They could keep Julian Assange in there for 5 years but they won't be able to do the same now. I'd imagine Putin would respond with the rapid arrest of a few French people in Russia! XD

    • @D_Greg_D
      @D_Greg_D 4 місяці тому +1

      @@tvdforever5147 I know. It's the reason why Telegram can get a lot of hype ;) As I know after Durov's arrest Telegram got 4% users increase in 2 days.
      It reminds me a big growth of Telegram in Russia when government tried to block it. It became so popular, even in government organizations, so they cancelled the blocking

    • @D_Greg_D
      @D_Greg_D 4 місяці тому

      @@tvdforever5147 I know. It's the reason Telegram can get a lot of hype. As I know it has 4% user growth in 2 days.
      It reminds me the growth of Telegram in Russia during attempts of government to block it. It became so popular, even in government organizations, so the blocking was cancelled.

  • @ДОМЗАМИЛЛИОН-н1л
    @ДОМЗАМИЛЛИОН-н1л 4 місяці тому +389

    A moment of silence for all the forgotten Yahoo Messenger IDs

    • @whoreslayer
      @whoreslayer 4 місяці тому

      And UA-cam DMs

    • @prokash
      @prokash 4 місяці тому +7

      Still i have my old yahoo id with illegal character.

    • @PAINNN666
      @PAINNN666 4 місяці тому +5

      It can be live in Japan. They love Yahoo

    • @DevilTrojanChic
      @DevilTrojanChic 3 місяці тому +1

      It was the same as my Yahoo email that I still use, so not even close to forgotten...

    • @StutterE
      @StutterE 3 місяці тому

      I still remember mine. It was the same as everything else

  • @max_biker4149
    @max_biker4149 4 місяці тому +116

    I loved ICQ. But now I love Telegram. It's the best Messenger in the modern time

    • @grantcivyt
      @grantcivyt 4 місяці тому +5

      I don't trust telegram's security

    • @sergeybelt3727
      @sergeybelt3727 3 місяці тому +46

      ⁠@@grantcivytYou can not trust security of any of the messengers in this list.

    • @grantcivyt
      @grantcivyt 3 місяці тому

      @@sergeybelt3727 Signal is open source, uses well-understood crypto, and was developed by Moxie Marlinspike. It's about as secure as you can get. FB Messenger, WhatsApp and Skype use the Signal protocol. Those are closed source. I would trust them one notch below Signal itself.

    • @IamDamagehaha
      @IamDamagehaha 3 місяці тому +13

      ​@@grantcivytAre you french?

    • @grantcivyt
      @grantcivyt 3 місяці тому

      @@sergeybelt3727 I trust Signal much more. Whatsapp, FB Messenger and Skype use the Signal protocol, so I trust them a notch below.

  • @Michal235
    @Michal235 3 місяці тому +41

    Ahh, Gadu-Gadu, back in the days everyone in Poland were using it. As far as I know it was available only in Polish. Good times, when the internet was a bit simpler and a bit less insane place. Rest in peace, friend

    • @Rapus97
      @Rapus97 День тому

      Nasza klasa i GG to podstawa, a GG dalej działa

  • @Darule514
    @Darule514 4 місяці тому +241

    Miss the days of MSN Messenger 😢

  • @AkiZzu92
    @AkiZzu92 Місяць тому +50

    5:30 brought tears to my eyes

  • @alexk4894
    @alexk4894 4 місяці тому +76

    Skype-before-microsoft was amazing!

    • @scythelord
      @scythelord 3 місяці тому +2

      Skype improved quality after microsoft though. It's only later that it languished.

  • @CaseySexton
    @CaseySexton 4 місяці тому +141

    MSN and Yahoo Messenger... Sending music, inviting your friend to a game. We had no idea how good we had it. At least we can say it was us who had it.

  • @canyouspotit726
    @canyouspotit726 4 місяці тому +135

    Can we bring back MSN nudges? My friends are too good at ignoring me.

    • @lordraj365
      @lordraj365 4 місяці тому +5

      lyf is 2 busy for evy1 bro

    • @bannanateam
      @bannanateam 4 місяці тому

      @@lordraj365 Nah, they just have the option to dismiss messages without even opening them 🥱.

  • @LokiBeckonswow
    @LokiBeckonswow 4 місяці тому +151

    privacy is not a crime! long live encrypted communication services!

    • @SMASH_REVIEWS
      @SMASH_REVIEWS 4 місяці тому +6

      Thats not what he is charged with.

    • @B.D.F.
      @B.D.F. 4 місяці тому +9

      Are you talking about the mostly-unencrypted Telegram that’s full of CSAM?

    • @frjoethesecond
      @frjoethesecond 4 місяці тому +8

      @@B.D.F. If it was unencrypted then CSAM policing would be easy.

    • @frjoethesecond
      @frjoethesecond 4 місяці тому

      @@SMASH_REVIEWS The charges are a red-herring. They want him to install a back door to spy on its users.

    • @LokiBeckonswow
      @LokiBeckonswow 4 місяці тому +5

      @@SMASH_REVIEWS I think you and bdf should both be cautious of your assumptions - privacy is simply something I value, and is something I think should be upheld without compromise, especially in the digital age

  • @wuodeck3662
    @wuodeck3662 4 місяці тому +114

    Gadu Gadu na zawsze w naszych sercach ☀️❤

    • @rdza-korozja_sp.z.o.o.
      @rdza-korozja_sp.z.o.o. 4 місяці тому +4

      Najlepsze było to z pomarańczową skórką

    • @RadioTaper94
      @RadioTaper94 3 місяці тому

      I ciebie

    • @adamdublin
      @adamdublin 3 місяці тому +5

      I na wpół enigmatyczne statusy, ale żeby wiedziała, że to chodzi o nią :)

  • @TheVanillatech
    @TheVanillatech 4 місяці тому +85

    AOL messenger (and the chat rooms) of the mid 90s were an entirely different world. To those who know, the pioneers with the arrows in their backs, it was really something to be able to converse with literally hundreds of thousands of people in real time from all corners of the world. I met some amazing people, developed lifelong relationships, just from that short period of time back when I was a kid.
    Facebook didn't come for another decade, and I know there were BBS'es long before Internet and AOL but those conversations were strung out over days, weeks and even months. AOL messenger was a different kind of magic.

    • @maganhassan2627
      @maganhassan2627 4 місяці тому +2

      @TheVanillatech what does arrows in their backs mean exactly?

    • @TheVanillatech
      @TheVanillatech 4 місяці тому +3

      @@maganhassan2627 It's an old term. "Pioneers" are the first to do something, the explorers of new territories etc. And it's taken from those people pushing Westward into the New World (with the arrows in their backs).
      Those who first proposed that the Earth went AROUND the sun, got arrows in their backs (sent to dungeons by the church). Those who suggested we came from monkeys, got arrows in their backs (Darwin was ridiculed and reviled). And those settlers who crossed America got ACTUAL arrows in their backs! XD
      So it's now a saying "We are pioneers, and we have the arrows in our backs to prove it!".

    • @Mehwhatevr
      @Mehwhatevr 4 місяці тому +2

      @@TheVanillatech you mean arrows as in the projectile? I was imagining arrows on their back pointing in a direction.

    • @TheVanillatech
      @TheVanillatech 4 місяці тому +3

      @@Mehwhatevr Ah, thats a more pleasant image. But no - I meant Injuns and feather fletched arrows! XD

    • @darter9000
      @darter9000 4 місяці тому

      @@TheVanillatech and all too many AOL natives would bring their lingo to other chatrooms to the annoyance of the residents… I usually say they’re AOLiens speaking their AOLese

  • @creounity
    @creounity 3 місяці тому +119

    Telegram deserves 3 000 000 000 users! :)

    • @dolejapier
      @dolejapier 3 місяці тому

      ruzzian government spying platform

    • @StutterE
      @StutterE 3 місяці тому +3

      Ive seen someone say if someone uses telegram they need to be on a list. Like dude it aint that serious 😂

    • @elnojman2806
      @elnojman2806 2 місяці тому +8

      Agree.the best messenger in the world

    • @ThomasWooods
      @ThomasWooods 18 днів тому

      Telegram deserves to be shut down.
      Ive had it for years and simply refused to open it much because everytime I do so I lm welcomed with dozens of pedos, drug dealers and scammers adding me to try and sell me csem, drugs or job offer scams

    • @ThomasWooods
      @ThomasWooods 18 днів тому +3

      ​@@StutterEbro what? Its by far the largest platform used for sharing csem, drug deals and scams. Honestly I fully support putting them all on a list because arrests on guilty people go up in the millions and the innocent people who decide to use that sketchy shit will just have to suck it up. Price of using the sketchiest platform around

  • @DJPJ.
    @DJPJ. 4 місяці тому +40

    The size of the lead of WhatsApp in the end is absolutely insane. Even with half of the users it had, it would still be in 1st place.

    • @scythelord
      @scythelord 3 місяці тому +4

      That's largely a function of being so popular in india. Supposedly there are at least 100 million users in the US, but the only people I've met who use Whatsapp are indian.

    • @easyroc75
      @easyroc75 3 місяці тому

      Most WhatsApp user in the US are Hispanics as that’s what they use to communicate to relatives back home.

    • @rocktheconqueror6903
      @rocktheconqueror6903 3 місяці тому +1

      @@scythelord Whatsapp has like 3 billion user and probably half a billion are indians. The remaining are from european and latin american countries.

    • @philippm8039
      @philippm8039 3 місяці тому

      ​@@rocktheconqueror6903 In Germany it's hard to find anybody under 70 years who doesn't have Whatsapp. It's basically the only IM.

    • @crazydawn22
      @crazydawn22 Місяць тому

      It's popular in Indonesia too. I can't think anyone who has a smartphone but has no whastapp.

  • @mm-1965
    @mm-1965 4 місяці тому +42

    Jak miło że w zestawieniu pojawił się komunikator Gadu-Gadu, które było tylko popularne w Polsce.
    Do dziś jeszcze istnieje, a użytkownicy wysyłają 150 milionów wiadomości miesięcznie.

    • @ololo518
      @ololo518 Місяць тому +1

      Prawda? Nie spodziewałam się, że będzie w zestawieniu i nawet relatywnie wysoko i długo

  • @JCCoutoBrasil
    @JCCoutoBrasil 4 місяці тому +88

    In Brazil 🇧🇷, most popular is WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. Second place is Telegram. We also use Zoom and MS Teams. SMS is only to receive bank or SPAM messages.

    • @SukronHidayatullah
      @SukronHidayatullah 4 місяці тому +3

      Same in Indonesia, the most popular are WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, second place is Telegram

    • @Noneofyourfukinbusiness
      @Noneofyourfukinbusiness 4 місяці тому +7

      Isn't that everywhere?

    • @Harsh_Kharya
      @Harsh_Kharya 4 місяці тому

      @@Noneofyourfukinbusiness In most countries, people still use SMS for chatting, even in USA and UK.

    • @burlapknapsack
      @burlapknapsack 4 місяці тому +3

      I don't know anyone in the US that uses WhatsApp and I deleted my only FB account several years ago.

    • @burlapknapsack
      @burlapknapsack 4 місяці тому

      ​@@NoneofyourfukinbusinessThe US never really got into WhatsApp and FB is dying in our eyes.

  • @BriefNerdOriginal
    @BriefNerdOriginal 4 місяці тому +116

    Very discomforting to see Signal adoption be so low, while it offers a complete WhatsApp replacement but without Meta syphoning the personal information

    • @mshaftenberg
      @mshaftenberg 3 місяці тому +8

      I used Signal for over a year. Too many bugs, unsent messages in time and then they started nagging for money with a perpetual popup -> goodbye

    • @BriefNerdOriginal
      @BriefNerdOriginal 3 місяці тому +5

      @@mshaftenberg I had a different experience. No really any bug. The only problems I noticed, were from people using iPhones for some reason. And was prompted once for an offer and well, it kind of aligns with the fact that if a product is free then probably you are the product. Sorry to hear you had troubles

    • @Nevthox
      @Nevthox 3 місяці тому +3

      @@BriefNerdOriginalthe things is that people attracts people + if you spent a lot of time somewhere where you have all conversations and history then it’s harder to leave it. Maybe I could start using Signal, but literally no one around me uses it 😅

    • @BriefNerdOriginal
      @BriefNerdOriginal 3 місяці тому +3

      @@Nevthox yep, understood. The multiplicative effect resulting in the rich getting richer of networks is well known. This doesn't make it less sad

    • @pentestical8265
      @pentestical8265 3 місяці тому

      @@mshaftenbergnot sure what app your using but I’ve been using signal for around 9 years and never seen them asking for money and never had experienced any bugs.

  • @nnkaz1k856
    @nnkaz1k856 3 місяці тому +68

    Я знаю, вы тоже следили за телеграмом

    • @Черепабло
      @Черепабло 3 місяці тому +1

      Нет, я за Вайбером, он мне роднее

    • @matvey2357
      @matvey2357 2 місяці тому

      Жду пока телега обгонит фейсбук мессенджер

    • @ThereIsNothingHereNow
      @ThereIsNothingHereNow 2 місяці тому +1

      Мы все следили за телеграмом

    • @orik1900
      @orik1900 2 місяці тому

      ​@@matvey2357 Не обгонит , слишком легко блокируют, как например сейчас в России

    • @igorpupkinable
      @igorpupkinable 2 місяці тому +2

      Всё равно придётся переходить на что-то своё, т.к. спецслужбы всех уже выловили и со всеми договорились.

  • @Harsh_Kharya
    @Harsh_Kharya 4 місяці тому +61

    In India, WhatsApp is most popular. Telegram is second. No one uses SMS. It is only for receiving Bank messages, OTPs and Advertisements.

    • @elccastro
      @elccastro 3 місяці тому +12

      Same in Brazil
      SMS = OTPs and SPAMs

    • @Space-uv5sb
      @Space-uv5sb 3 місяці тому +4

      В России такая же история

    • @delacroixx
      @delacroixx 3 місяці тому +12

      Pretty much the only country that uses iMessage inironically is the US

    • @worroSfOretsevraH
      @worroSfOretsevraH 2 місяці тому

      Doesn't whatsapp is based on sms's? I've never installed it because I was afraid to not waste sms's. Not free here.

    • @elccastro
      @elccastro 2 місяці тому

      @@worroSfOretsevraH No. WhatsApp uses your SIM card only for account identification, all communication is through the internet. Many businesses and services use WhatsApp here. Not only is SMS rarely used here, but regular calls via the carrier are also uncommon. Nowadays, we send messages, media, stickers, make calls (audio or video), and even use the status feature (a copy of Instagram stories and Snapchat) all through WhatsApp. Basically, if you don’t install WhatsApp in Brazil, you are almost unreachable. For example, it’s very common to reserve a table at restaurants via WhatsApp

  • @sir_john_hammond
    @sir_john_hammond 4 місяці тому +17

    It was wild to look up random ICQ numbers and read their profiles. And if they seemed cool you'd say hi

  • @vagdemarrs
    @vagdemarrs 4 місяці тому +27

    ICQ was the best ever, I miss it so much

  • @blr.intheusa
    @blr.intheusa 3 місяці тому +12

    Ah, Trillian…. The unsung hero, it was kinda a “container” app that held all your messaging apps/profiles in just one place. I miss it.

  • @tiny8961
    @tiny8961 4 місяці тому +71

    Facebook Messenger: Where I only go to see if I missed a game invite from 2010

  • @marciofuchshubermoraes2344
    @marciofuchshubermoraes2344 2 місяці тому +1

    I'm impressed, because I've never heard of Tencent QQ while in Brazil we only talked about mIRC until the beginning of the 2000s...

  • @amirpixel81
    @amirpixel81 Місяць тому +4

    I love when Telegram starts, I think it's about the number of accounts created, not active accounts, because at one time in my country (Iran) everyone had WhatsApp, but with the start of internet filtering and Telegram using internal proxy It made everyone switch to Telegram in less than 6 months, and practically no one uses WhatsApp or other messengers.

  • @schurkraid
    @schurkraid 4 місяці тому +28

    the old massangers are simply better for the reason that you only had them on the PC,
    you were just looking forward to finally getting home all day, turning on the computer and then finally writing to your friends, some of whom were in another country,
    this anticipation simply no longer exists because you can write to each other instantly at any time

    • @DataIsBeautifulOfficial
      @DataIsBeautifulOfficial  4 місяці тому +14

      Back then, the logging-in alone felt like an event. Now, messaging is so instant that we’ve lost that sense of excitement.

    • @AdamWebb1982
      @AdamWebb1982 2 місяці тому +4

      We are more connected than ever but loneliness is at an all time high.

    • @schurkraid
      @schurkraid 2 місяці тому

      @@AdamWebb1982 thats true

  • @golfdriver18
    @golfdriver18 4 місяці тому +29

    "Incoming file transfer" memories (ICQ)

  • @YourWealthCome
    @YourWealthCome 4 місяці тому +5

    The truely amazing thing is how many people overall used internet communication software/apps compared to today.

    • @DataIsBeautifulOfficial
      @DataIsBeautifulOfficial  4 місяці тому +1

      Back then it was the wild west of chat apps, now it’s just a crowded city.

  • @kevgits
    @kevgits 3 місяці тому +13

    Telegram's popularity continues to grow exponentially, especially with the introduction of mini-apps. I see them overtaking Messenger for the third spot before the year ends.

  • @sonofasalesman
    @sonofasalesman 4 місяці тому +76

    Been using Telegram since 2019, my worst fears are being realized with the CEO's arrest. I only pray it doesn't become like the rest

    • @DataIsBeautifulOfficial
      @DataIsBeautifulOfficial  4 місяці тому +8

      I think it's already like the rest.

    • @oleksii7899
      @oleksii7899 4 місяці тому +28

      @@DataIsBeautifulOfficial No, by far

    • @Joe_Okey
      @Joe_Okey 4 місяці тому +8

      The problem is that Telegram is one of the number one sites used by scammers, and they don't seem to be doing anything about it, hence why the CEO is in trouble. They need to crack down on the scammers a hell of a lot more than they seem to be doing.

    • @Distress.
      @Distress. 4 місяці тому +32

      ​@@Joe_Okeybut that would go against their whole value proposition of being anonymous and uncensored wouldn't it?

    • @PAINNN666
      @PAINNN666 4 місяці тому

      @@Distress. It is. But tell to the french cops

  • @stefanpaul9443
    @stefanpaul9443 4 місяці тому +16

    Signal user before it even was Signal (TextSecure) and still loving it. Only other messenger here is iMessage but not often used. Family, work and most friends and hobby contacts luckily switched to Signal.

  • @catladycatlady7359
    @catladycatlady7359 4 місяці тому +1

    Love your content. I get excited when I see you are in my notifications. Love the background music too. Thank you for doing these engaging videos!!🎉🥰

  • @Ioann_Ryurikov
    @Ioann_Ryurikov 3 місяці тому +33

    Free Durov

  • @_bestnick_6835
    @_bestnick_6835 2 місяці тому +2

    Вангую, что через 1-2 года телега станет самым популярным мессенджером. Это уже больше чем мессенджер.

  • @MsStephaniie
    @MsStephaniie 4 місяці тому +6

    Thanks for making me feel old again 😂

    • @DataIsBeautifulOfficial
      @DataIsBeautifulOfficial  4 місяці тому

      Nostalgia is a powerful thing. It means you’ve experienced all the classic moments!

  • @Nina-Einzbern
    @Nina-Einzbern 4 місяці тому +30

    Telegram will become a legend.😊

    • @Joe_Okey
      @Joe_Okey 4 місяці тому +4

      Sadly, for the wrong reason. It is getting a bad reputation because of all of the scammers that use it these days.

    • @ynos3
      @ynos3 4 місяці тому

      ​@@Joe_OkeyUsing 6 years and never scamed.

    • @ynos3
      @ynos3 4 місяці тому +10

      Is already legendary and is used by more and more people😄

    • @milespudge7817
      @milespudge7817 3 місяці тому +5

      It’s legendary from the start

    • @ThomasWooods
      @ThomasWooods 18 днів тому

      Well, not in a good way. Same way Epstein became a legend, considering how many pedophilic action happens on telegram. Aside from the countless pedos, theres also countless drug deals, arms deals and scammers plaguing that invested horde of crime

  • @Centomila
    @Centomila 4 місяці тому +18

    I still remember my ICQ ID. It was "only" 8 numbers.

    • @jez9999
      @jez9999 4 місяці тому

      Mine was 7. I was a verrrrry early user of ICQ.

    • @grantcivyt
      @grantcivyt 4 місяці тому

      I only remember my last id. It was 8 digits, but I'm pretty sure I had a 7 before that. I met a lifelong friend on a random chat there.

  • @keelonzo
    @keelonzo 3 місяці тому +1

    ICQ! OMG I remember that from 1998 while I played Ultimate Online. Fun times!

  • @sekirashop
    @sekirashop Місяць тому +2

    Телеграм заслужил свой успех и навечно в сердце.
    Остальные - случайные попутчики

  • @UnbreakableMJ.
    @UnbreakableMJ. 4 місяці тому +32

    Who watching this, when founder of Telegram Pavel Durov got arrested?

    • @raffaeleguido2828
      @raffaeleguido2828 4 місяці тому +5

      Casually Telegram is growing very fast.

    • @Joe_Okey
      @Joe_Okey 4 місяці тому

      @@raffaeleguido2828 Especially among scammers, unfortunately.

  • @Poets04
    @Poets04 20 днів тому

    Oh man, I haven't thought of my old Trillian account and the associated Yahoo/AIM/MSN handles in forever. Late 90's/early 00's was wild for sure!

  • @nateshrager512
    @nateshrager512 4 місяці тому +33

    Surprised discord and slack aren't higher

    • @PotatoToon
      @PotatoToon 4 місяці тому +30

      Discord is really popular in NA and Europe, but countries like China and India which both united have like 3 billion people doesn't really use it, it's also a target for the gaming community and not really to keep contacts with friends and family like Snapchat, whatsapp, wechat, FM and imessage are. It really does slows down it's popularity.

    • @Distress.
      @Distress. 4 місяці тому +3

      I'd like to see this limited to north America

    • @DataIsBeautifulOfficial
      @DataIsBeautifulOfficial  4 місяці тому +5

      True

    • @christiancabrera9495
      @christiancabrera9495 4 місяці тому +2

      I only used them because of school, other than that... nothing, I uninstalled them.

    • @IG7799-c4u
      @IG7799-c4u 4 місяці тому +2

      Come on, cut them some slack!

  • @walacesiqueira6696
    @walacesiqueira6696 Місяць тому +1

    Here in Brazil, WhatsApp is used on a massive scale. Companies, schools, government agencies, and television news programs use it. It is very common to create a WhatsApp group for a variety of purposes.

  • @_UPRC
    @_UPRC 4 місяці тому +4

    I honestly expected Discord to be a little higher, especially during the pandemic years when a lot of people were in lockdown.

    • @sergeikulikov4412
      @sergeikulikov4412 4 місяці тому +2

      i expected to see the rise of Zoom in pandemic year 🤔

  • @worldgeography2229
    @worldgeography2229 3 місяці тому

    Hello, I want to know is your channel monetized? Because I have different idea in similar structure but I have heard that this type of content is not monetized. So want to confirm. It will be great help.

  • @sanipine
    @sanipine 4 місяці тому +3

    Funny how Tencent dominated the global market for years, and and hadn't even heard about it before 😅

  • @roryvillois
    @roryvillois 2 місяці тому +1

    Jeez, I'm surprised Viber is still this popular. More used than Discord, Line or Skype. Back to early 2010's, I was using it alongside Whatsapp as alternative texting apps, and it was cool.

    • @DataIsBeautifulOfficial
      @DataIsBeautifulOfficial  2 місяці тому +1

      Viber is still hanging in there, it's big in certain regions like Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

  • @yondie491
    @yondie491 4 місяці тому +6

    F's in chat for mIRC, the OG

    • @TheVanillatech
      @TheVanillatech 4 місяці тому +1

      I only ever used mIRC to hang out with the other Quake III nerds and create pickup games for capture the flag and team deathmatch XD

  • @ChrisDreher
    @ChrisDreher 4 місяці тому +1

    It's fascinating to see the high rate of boom and bust for text message apps so well represented. If you don't like any of the top 5 apps, just wait a few years and they will be replaced.

  • @leafxlyn
    @leafxlyn 4 місяці тому +11

    Honor to Tencent QQ. Truly a gladiator

  • @696969640
    @696969640 4 місяці тому

    love the way you do these vids

  • @youtube-ventura
    @youtube-ventura 4 місяці тому +9

    Wow, according to this data, SIgnal has less than 75mm users.

    • @DataIsBeautifulOfficial
      @DataIsBeautifulOfficial  4 місяці тому +9

      It's actually declining last couple of years.

    • @DanielleBarnham
      @DanielleBarnham 4 місяці тому +3

      Yeah, very surprising. Hope it doesn't die. It's where all my fam are. Perfect for small group convos without all the dodgy BS.

    • @adamgardner3364
      @adamgardner3364 4 місяці тому +2

      They chose to remove the integrated SMS client. Now it's just another Whatsapp with less of your contacts (Whatsapp uses the signal protocol btw). They cut off their nose to spite their face with that move.

    • @Tuepp
      @Tuepp 4 місяці тому

      ​@@adamgardner3364 From data privacy protection, there is a significant difference.

  • @Wrutschgeluck
    @Wrutschgeluck 3 місяці тому

    Awesome Video, imstant sub ;) and so cool that you always answer even with that many comments, that's amaizing! Have a nice day! (bec I know you will read it) 😊❤

    • @DataIsBeautifulOfficial
      @DataIsBeautifulOfficial  3 місяці тому

      Wow, you started posting on UA-cam 16 years ago? That blows my mind.

    • @Wrutschgeluck
      @Wrutschgeluck 3 місяці тому

      @@DataIsBeautifulOfficial yes and still getting asked from youtube if im already 18 years old xD

  • @debgupta1
    @debgupta1 4 місяці тому +2

    Nostalgia prevails. 😢

  • @Acetube_entertainmentofc
    @Acetube_entertainmentofc 4 місяці тому

    New video, Yahoo! And new messengers included, oh YEAH!

  • @Editered_Mapping
    @Editered_Mapping 4 місяці тому +12

    Telegram is the fastest growing messenger

  • @yshhsp
    @yshhsp Місяць тому +2

    Кто-то до сих пор использует такой кaл как ватсап?

  • @giovannisardisco4541
    @giovannisardisco4541 4 місяці тому +4

    Here before Telegram drop.

  • @dimonovych
    @dimonovych Місяць тому

    That ICQ message sound... What a nostalgia

  • @padabums
    @padabums 3 місяці тому +7

    There, in Belarus, we mostly use Telegram and Viber( it was created by Belarusians and Jews). Honestly, i was suprised with this statistics, because i thought Telegram and Viber is our local mesenger.
    Gamers and other yang people use discord.

  • @NostalgiCrazy
    @NostalgiCrazy 4 місяці тому +1

    I think I had an MSN account but never used it. I mainly used AIM and Yahoo. I can still see and hear the sounds and symbols and it makes me so nostalgic. Life was so much better before everything turned mobile.

  • @AdEngineer
    @AdEngineer 3 місяці тому +26

    I don't know why people still use WhatsApp when it clearly sucks compared to Telegram

    • @DataIsBeautifulOfficial
      @DataIsBeautifulOfficial  3 місяці тому +5

      Sometimes, convenience wins over quality.

    • @gimrock
      @gimrock 3 місяці тому +12

      @@DataIsBeautifulOfficial habit* wins over quality and convenience, in this case

    • @otakuhunter4817
      @otakuhunter4817 3 місяці тому

      ​@@gimrockconvenience too.I hv got tons of imp messages from contacts in there

    • @bhagwatibacchas4819
      @bhagwatibacchas4819 3 місяці тому +5

      In India WhatsApp comes pre-installed in Android and ios devices also telegram is a bit complex for some people so .

    • @SophieBee1
      @SophieBee1 3 місяці тому +1

      I think Telegram is over now isnt it? Saw something in the news

  • @nipuwa5869
    @nipuwa5869 5 днів тому

    Just loved the experience with Yahoo messenger

  • @DavidTaylor-ki2ir
    @DavidTaylor-ki2ir 4 місяці тому +7

    AOL messenger: the place teens would go to “cyber”

    • @TheVanillatech
      @TheVanillatech 4 місяці тому

      I spent countless hours hanging out in the lesbian chatrooms, desperately trying to meet lesbians.
      Theyd always rumble me from my profile and kick me out :/

  • @Pesresh
    @Pesresh 3 місяці тому

    What did you use for doing those videos ?

  • @thome7318
    @thome7318 3 місяці тому +5

    I absolutely hate whatsapp. Worst app ever. I hate that I have to use it to see people's photos.

    • @DataIsBeautifulOfficial
      @DataIsBeautifulOfficial  3 місяці тому +1

      WhatsApp can be a pain, but it's hard to avoid when everyone else is on it.

    • @djlemson1854
      @djlemson1854 3 місяці тому

      I don't know Phone numbers of about 80% People I know, so I don't need that and the app design looks like from 2012

  • @donsawyer3245
    @donsawyer3245 4 місяці тому

    The king and the melody that made him famous! No better combination than this xd

  • @myrona77795
    @myrona77795 Місяць тому +3

    Where is VK?

  • @realpain84
    @realpain84 3 місяці тому

    Mirc user here....❤ cheers😊

  • @HalfbrickVHS
    @HalfbrickVHS Місяць тому +2

    0:48 Fly butterfly fly

  • @lastone-i2e
    @lastone-i2e Місяць тому

    Around 2009, in Brazil, sending SMS cost between R$0.30 and R$0.50, which is why WhatsApp gained so much relevance and has not stopped since.

  • @ducnamvu6371
    @ducnamvu6371 4 місяці тому +8

    I'm so surprised the Facebook Messenger being on the 3rd now!

    • @Leenapanther
      @Leenapanther 4 місяці тому

      Right. no one I know uses it. It's either WhatsApp or Threema (not that big, only like 10 Million users)

  • @GRIMHOOD99
    @GRIMHOOD99 Місяць тому

    I loved ICQ, it was fun, it had games both single and multiplayer. But it couldn't stand against the others later.

  • @NintendoLover2005
    @NintendoLover2005 4 місяці тому +3

    You got me feeling sad for a penguin

  • @iamtom3789
    @iamtom3789 3 місяці тому

    The music is awesome!!

  • @DmitryShkeirov
    @DmitryShkeirov 2 місяці тому +3

    On the internet since 1997, never heard of Tencent QQ 🤷

    • @ThomasWooods
      @ThomasWooods 18 днів тому

      Tencent is currently the largest company in the entire world. They own shares in just about every major business from game companies to hollywood to food companies to politics to weapon manifacturers, the list goes on.
      Its a Chinese company and sadly, while Tencent QQ is used in China only, Whatsapp runs through Meta, same as Facebook messenger and probably more on this list, and Meta is connected to Tencent. Tencent owns the vast majority of chatting platforms, but also datamines users. No idea what they do with it, Im honestly guessing 99.999% of the data is just deleted or ignored, but its how China spies on the rest of the world.

  • @giuseppegius6175
    @giuseppegius6175 2 дні тому

    My favorite was yahoo. Even if it cannot be compared to whatsapp, completely different purpose apps, I will never forget all the fun I had in the yahoo vocal chats. The technology was unmatched, 20+years ago.

  • @aries9313
    @aries9313 4 місяці тому +33

    Who else switched to Telegram just for the stickers?

    • @Andrew-Karev
      @Andrew-Karev 4 місяці тому +22

      I think telegram is the best messenger today

    • @Liofa73
      @Liofa73 4 місяці тому +1

      @@Andrew-Karev -- Certainly the best if you want your messages read by the KGB...

    • @Andrew-Karev
      @Andrew-Karev 4 місяці тому +18

      @@Liofa73 In this reason I don't use meta :)

    • @IoT_
      @IoT_ 4 місяці тому

      Ahahahah. That's a nice one. Уничтожил просто​@@Andrew-Karev

    • @revenger211
      @revenger211 3 місяці тому

      ​@@Liofa73he left Russia so it doesn't get read by the KGB, smartass :)

  • @simonferreira64
    @simonferreira64 27 днів тому

    Good job!

  • @zmarko
    @zmarko 4 місяці тому +5

    I'd never even heard of Tencent QQ.

  • @JohnSpark23
    @JohnSpark23 3 місяці тому +1

    I liked using ICQ messenger 11/15/1996-07/26/2024 no more ICQ with us, the progenitor of all messengers.

  • @usa-inside
    @usa-inside 3 місяці тому +3

    Free Durov!

  • @niceworld-v8l
    @niceworld-v8l 3 місяці тому +4

    It will be like this in 2025
    1. WHATSAPP
    2. TELEGRAM
    3. I MESSAGE
    4. SNAPCHAT
    5. FACEBOOK MESSENGER

    • @ThomasWooods
      @ThomasWooods 18 днів тому

      And to think discord clears all of these in quality and comfort

  • @dimpyramid
    @dimpyramid 3 місяці тому

    so interesting to see the Gadu Gadu was the 8th world messenger at some point. It was used only in Poland

  • @Kinitiks
    @Kinitiks 4 місяці тому +4

    Is Viber still alive?..

  • @AdamWebb1982
    @AdamWebb1982 2 місяці тому +2

    ICQ. Forever in our hearts. Uh-oh.

  • @YouGotPropofol
    @YouGotPropofol 4 місяці тому +17

    Telegram rocks. But I’d say SMS crushes all these.

    • @Joe_Okey
      @Joe_Okey 4 місяці тому

      Telegram needs to crack down on the scammers using their site. It is one of the most popular sites for scammers these days.

    • @BurgerKingHarkinian
      @BurgerKingHarkinian 4 місяці тому +1

      Lmfao

    • @mario0318
      @mario0318 4 місяці тому +1

      In sheer number of total users worldwide sure, obviously. But that would take combining all kinds of SMS services and the hundreds of apps out there designed for SMS.
      SMS isn't a program or service developed and maintained by one organization like the ones listed in this video are. To compare SMS, you'd have to consider numbers for each and every phone carrier service that offers SMS, breakdown the hundreds of SMS capable apps, and calculate the subset of users who explicitly used those apps for SMS (since many of the apps in this video were and are capable of handling SMS a I don't know how you'd calculate that with any accuracy).

    • @YouGotPropofol
      @YouGotPropofol 4 місяці тому +1

      @@mario0318 Ahhhh pedantic.

    • @ThomasWooods
      @ThomasWooods 18 днів тому

      Honestly I dont get what people like about telegram. All I get there is pedos and dealers adding me to try and push csem drugs or weapons on me. Ive even had it happen several times where a pedo adds me and sends csem out of the gate in hopes I send some back. Worst thing about it: nothing I can do to get those freaks arrested. Ill never support a platform so heavily invested with pedos that also allows them to do whatever fucked up shit they want without consequences
      If I ever find out my kids have telegram I can guarantee they will live a year without having any social media at all as punishment. No fucking way Ill let my kids on a platform that suspicious and dangerous

  • @NobleGamer889
    @NobleGamer889 4 місяці тому

    Keep up the good work!

  • @igic1991
    @igic1991 4 місяці тому +4

    I still don't have an idea why WhatsApp is so much more popular than Viber when it is basically the same thing but Viber is better.

  • @kvadrohexa6362
    @kvadrohexa6362 5 днів тому

    Where do you source all of those numbers?

  • @krodf1974
    @krodf1974 2 місяці тому +3

    Будующее за телеграм

  • @AisElliott
    @AisElliott 4 місяці тому

    I remember the AIM'ing friends on the Gmail messenger as late as 2011 or 12.
    It shows you that the world from a generation ago isn't even recognizable anymore.

  • @azgardtorship
    @azgardtorship 4 місяці тому +7

    Now the creator of telegram is detained in France, in a case that they initiated a couple of minutes before his flight landed. Of course, the beating is extremely shitty and politically motivated.

    • @Joe_Okey
      @Joe_Okey 4 місяці тому

      Telegram has a reputation of being used by scammers to steal money from people. Maybe they should try cracking down on these people a little harder.

  • @Kurulko-z2p
    @Kurulko-z2p 3 місяці тому +2

    Lol, I've never heard about WeChat, iMessage, Tencent QQ, LINE and others😅

  • @oleksii7899
    @oleksii7899 4 місяці тому +32

    FREE PAVEL DUROV

  • @elviradark6902
    @elviradark6902 4 місяці тому

    Last 10 years I've preferred Google's Allo=>Hangouts=>Chat messenger for it's no-phone number usage and I like that nobody from social networks and phone contacts annoys me.