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Messenger

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Technical details

Total ratings in Saudi Arabia437,600 ratings
Overall rating4.4 / 5
Ratings a year~29,103 ratings a year
First released19 Oct 2011
Last updatedsince 5 days
PricingFree
Age rating12+
App size291 MB
Arabic supportedNot listed
First seen here21 Sep 2026
Days on the charts41 يوماً
Best rank recorded#7 Social networking · Top downloaded category

Note: the number of ratings shows how much people engage with the app; it is not a download or active-user count.

The app's rank in the Saudi store

The Social networking chart
  • Top downloadedRank #14

Share of the Social networking category

The app sits at number 4 of 74 on the category charts today by number of ratings, which is 5.4% of all ratings in this category in the Saudi market.

Most rated in the categoryTotal ratings
WhatsApp Messenger3,516,588
Facebook999,417
Jodel: Hyperlocal Community697,809
Messenger437,600
Locket Widget304,242

Rating distribution

In-app purchase tiers

TierPrice
Avatar Item4.99 riyals (1.33 dollars)
Avatar Item9.99 riyals (2.66 dollars)
Avatar Item12.99 riyals (3.46 dollars)
Avatar Item17.99 riyals (4.80 dollars)
Avatar Item19.99 riyals (5.33 dollars)
Avatar Item29.99 riyals (8.00 dollars)
Avatar Item34.99 riyals (9.33 dollars)
Avatar Item39.99 riyals (10.66 dollars)
Avatar Item49.99 riyals (13.33 dollars)

The official prices in the Saudi App Store in riyals, recorded daily so any change is caught. The dollar figure uses the pegged rate of SAR 3.75.

Reviews from users in Saudi Arabia

Average of the last 98 reviews recorded: 3.8 out of 5

The words that come up most in negative reviews

The words that recur most in the last 28 one- and two-star reviews; the figure is how many times the word appears.

Store campaigns and events

Privacy and data collection

Data linked to the user

Health and fitness, Purchases, Financial info, Location, Contact info, Contacts, User content, Search history, Browsing history, Identifiers, Usage data, Sensitive info, Diagnostics, Other data

Google Play figures

Downloads worldwide5B+
Ratings115M
Average rating4.6 / 5
Last updatedOct 27, 2026
Contains adsNo

The downloads field is the approximate worldwide range Google Play publishes, not a Saudi figure. Open the app on Google Play

Ratings in nearby markets

CountryTotal ratingsShare against the Saudi market
United States13,912,3013,179%
Egypt772,578177%
United Arab Emirates277,68063%
Kuwait84,00019%
Qatar83,28719%
Oman25,8136%
Bahrain22,4685%

How many ratings the app has in nearby App Store markets against the Saudi store.

What the latest version changed

We update our app regularly to make it even better for you to easily connect to the people that matter. Update to the latest version to get all the new features and improvements. This release includes: - Fixes for crashes within messaging experiences - Performance improvements to remove latency in some of our core experiences - iOS 26 support Have a question? Tap Help in the Messenger app or visit [facebook.com/help/messenger-app]

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Rank in Social networking apps · Top downloaded
21 Sep 2026: #111 Nov 2026: #13
Total ratings in Saudi Arabia
21 Sep 2026: 431,2411 Nov 2026: 437,600

The daily rank record

A daily record, newest first: where the app sat on the chart, and the arrow is its move on the day before.

todaySocial networking
Top downloaded
Total ratings
1 Nov13 ▼ 1437,600
31 Oct12 ▼ 3437,367
30 Oct9 ▲ 2436,937
29 Oct11 ▼ 1436,653
28 Oct10 ▲ 4436,550
27 Oct14 ▼ 4436,406
26 Oct10 ▲ 2436,314
25 Oct12 ▼ 3436,159
24 Oct9 ▲ 5436,005
23 Oct14 ▼ 3435,876
22 Oct11 ▲ 2435,783
21 Oct13 ▼ 2435,611
20 Oct11 ▲ 1435,537
19 Oct12 ▼ 2435,435
18 Oct10 ▲ 2435,286
17 Oct12 ▼ 2435,149
16 Oct10 ▼ 1434,926
15 Oct9434,881
14 Oct9 ▲ 3434,704
13 Oct12 ▼ 4434,576
12 Oct8434,427
11 Oct8 ▲ 1434,243
9 Oct9 ▼ 1433,941
8 Oct8433,830
7 Oct8 ▼ 1433,698
6 Oct7 ▲ 6433,543
5 Oct13 ▼ 5433,353
4 Oct8 ▼ 1433,229
3 Oct7433,084
2 Oct7 ▲ 7432,924
1 Oct14 ▼ 5432,741
30 Sep9432,578
29 Sep9 ▲ 1432,451
28 Sep10 ▼ 1432,278
27 Sep9 ▲ 2432,073
26 Sep11 ▼ 1431,949
25 Sep10431,804
24 Sep10431,647
23 Sep10 ▲ 1431,506
22 Sep11431,364
21 Sep11431,241

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