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2. Comparison of cross-platform instant messaging clients

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   Messaging services can operate around different models, based on security and accessibility considerations. [154] A mobile-focused, phone number-based model operates on the concept of primary and secondary devices. Examples of such messaging services include: WhatsApp, Viber, Line, WeChat, Signal, etc. The primary device is a mobile phone and ...

3. Instant messaging - Wikipedia

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   As of 2003, AIM was the globally most popular instant messenger with 195 million users and exchanges of 1.6 billion messages daily. [35] By 2006, AIM controlled 52 percent of the instant messaging market, but rapidly declined shortly thereafter as the company struggled to compete with other services. [22]

4. ICQ - Wikipedia

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   While ICQ was displaced by AOL Instant Messenger, Google Talk, and other competitors in the US and many other countries over the 2000s, it remained the most popular instant messaging network in Russian-speaking countries, and an important part of online culture. [18] Popular UINs demanded over 11,000₽ in 2010. [18]

5. Comparison of user features of messaging platforms - Wikipedia

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   The most popular IM platforms were terminated, such as AIM which closed down [2] and Windows Live Messenger which merged into Skype. [3] Instant messaging has since seen a revival in popularity in the form of "messaging apps" (usually on mobile devices) which by 2014 had more users than social networks. [4]

6. Signal (software) - Wikipedia

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   Signal is an open-source, encrypted messaging service for instant messaging, voice calls, and video calls. [14][15] The instant messaging function includes sending text, voice notes, images, videos, and other files. [16] Communication may be one-to-one between users or may involve group messaging. The application uses a centralized computing ...

7. Telegram (software) - Wikipedia

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   In March 2022, Telegram's usage share in Russia had jumped to 63%, overtaking WhatsApp's usage share of 32% to become the most popular instant messaging app in the country. [52] On 19 June 2022, Telegram announced that it had reached 700 million monthly active users. [53] [54] In July 2023, Telegram had more than 800 million monthly active ...