Facebook Messenger now has over 800 million active users

07 January, 2016
The Facebook team has just boasted that its Messenger reached yet another cornerstone and now has over 800 million active user. The 700 million mark was breached back in June 2015 and before that, 500 million was achieved as early as August 2014, so the whole things has really been expanding in popularity rapidly.

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  • LadyIsATramp
  • 9LA
  • 21 Jan 2016

If they earned that amount of users is because they have to choose between installing messenger just to check your messages or uninstall the facebook app and access from your web browser.

As stated before the App is too heavy, it consumes a lot of RAM and it crashes once that you're phone is out of memory.

They did not earned the users because the app is amazing, it is just because they force everybody to use it.

    why cant they create this app just like whatsapp??......ohh lord this app is too heavy....... way heavier than antivirus app that is running on background

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      • Voice of truth
      • Lk5
      • 09 Jan 2016

      Why there are people complaining about ram usage and battery life? Mining data from phones 24/7 takes a lot of ram and cpu cicles. You installed it knowing the messenger isn't just a common messenger app tied to Facebook.

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        • AnonD-194030
        • vGC
        • 08 Jan 2016

        Messenger is using just 43.27 MB on my Lumia.. We wp users just need a solid update

          • D
          • AnonD-297330
          • fkP
          • 08 Jan 2016

          not because it is a great app but because w re pushed to use it

            • D
            • AnonD-81564
            • v{N
            • 08 Jan 2016

            Memory Eater app..useless..great developer app eats much more memory than the small developers..
            shameful developer..

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              • Anonymous
              • T6r
              • 08 Jan 2016

              The only thing that I need with the name "Messenger" is from Google...which is the app that replaces Hangouts for SMS.

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                • Gibby
                • Ixj
                • 08 Jan 2016

                I'm Hangouts all the way.
                Zuckerberg ain't forcing me download & use his garbage. I'm not being dragged in to the social media narcissistic epidemic.
                No way Jose!

                  • L
                  • Lapax
                  • syN
                  • 08 Jan 2016

                  I'm not one of them and never hope to be either.

                    • D
                    • AnonD-362866
                    • NHU
                    • 08 Jan 2016

                    I haven't used FB in over 5 years, it's way too easy to get caught cheating on that thing... Someone tags you in the wrong picture, next thing you know, your girl is ready to cut your member off... but anyways this is still a great achievement. 1 billion is just around the corner.

                      • D
                      • AnonD-338356
                      • KAB
                      • 08 Jan 2016

                      It was shoved up my phone's arse by Facebook -__-
                      Nobody likes it.

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                        • DarkReed
                        • 8%x
                        • 08 Jan 2016

                        This sucess may be the move needed by Google Plus to finally catch some users.


                        It's a Loss-Loss scenario

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                          • Christian
                          • 0UZ
                          • 08 Jan 2016

                          mir, 07 Jan 2016Their own fb app is already approaching the 300mb mark for ... moreActualy 519MB for FB app,and aditional 175MB fo mesinger (on iOS)!?!Crazy s**t,back in a day i used to play beautiful shooters with whole 3d world rendered,and all it takes was 1 CD on windows XP.

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                            • ZXcorr
                            • P%8
                            • 08 Jan 2016

                            They force people to download it. It's so annoying.

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                              • andy an
                              • 61x
                              • 08 Jan 2016

                              Sounds interesting.
                              Does it drain battery? Does it consume 150mb storage like its cousin?

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                                • mir
                                • t7E
                                • 07 Jan 2016

                                Their own fb app is already approaching the 300mb mark for used space on the phone. Absurd file size for just a social app.

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                                  • android guy
                                  • 0xS
                                  • 07 Jan 2016

                                  lol, 07 Jan 2016Does it have chat heads? No? Be quiet then please.does this messenger use just 3 mb? does it keep phone without battery drain? does it run minecraft? no? then be quite please

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                                    • Theoick
                                    • Ivd
                                    • 07 Jan 2016

                                    I was FORCED ! by FB to download it...

                                      • D
                                      • AnonD-197408
                                      • N7D
                                      • 07 Jan 2016

                                      Its the most hateful thing. Well I think that can be explained by the fact that its a mandatory download but we stopped using it a long time ago

                                        • l
                                        • lol
                                        • pI}
                                        • 07 Jan 2016

                                        android guy, 07 Jan 2016smart people uses Facebook lite :) takes only 3mb os storag... moreDoes it have chat heads? No? Be quiet then please.