Top 10 Social Media Platforms Worldwide in 2023

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Welcome to this web story. Today, we'll explore the current landscape of social media platforms, we will know the most popular one and its user base as of September 2023, based on data reports from Statista.

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Here are the top 10 most popular social media platforms as of September 2023:

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10. Telegram (700 million)

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9. Douyin (730 million)

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8. Snapchat (750 million)

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7. Facebook Messenger (1 billion)

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6. TikTok (1 billion)

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5. WeChat (1.3 billion)

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4. Instagram (2 billion)

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3. WhatsApp (2 billion)

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2. YouTube (2.5 billion)

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1. Facebook (2.9 billion)

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So, these were the most popular social media platforms as of September 2023, according to data reports from Statista.

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