Which Popular Apps Were Fastest to Reach 100 Million Users?

A list curated by Visual Capitalist shows how long popular apps took to reach 100 million users. Here are the top 10:

Facebook is among the most popular social media platforms owned by Meta. It was launched in 2004 and allows users to share photos and videos, interact with other users, and has many other features.

YouTube is popular for music and video content. It is owned by Google. Accessible worldwide, this app was launched by Steve Chen, Jawed Karim, and Chad Hurley, former PayPal employees in 2005.

Snapchat is a multimedia instant messaging app that is famous for sharing pictures and messages, which disappear after the recipients view them. The app was launched in 2011 by Snap Inc.

WhatsApp is one of the most popular instant messaging applications and was launched in 2009. It also allows users to connect on voice and video calls.

Launched in 2003, Myspace is a social networking app. It was the first social media network to reach a global audience and influenced pop culture, music, and technology.

Instagram is a social media app that lets users share photos and videos, and interact with others. It was launched in 2010 and is popular among youth.

WeChat, the Chinese instant messaging and social media platform has become one of the most popular apps. It was launched in 2011 and currently has over a billion monthly active users.

TikTok was launched in 2017 and has gained popularity for short video content over the years. It is popular among youth for creating music, dance, comedy, and other types of content.

ChatGPT, launched by OpenAI in 2022, is a chatbot powered by artificial intelligence (AI). It answers queries asked by the users, which led to it becoming popular among students.

Launched in 2023 by Meta, Threads only took 5 days to reach 100 million users. Founder Mark Zuckerberg claims to achieve it organically.