According to the website Mobile Time, which obtained exclusive data from mobile market analysis company App Annie, there was a drop in WhatsApp downloads and an increase in Signal and Telegram’s downloads in the last few days. In Brazil, WhatsApp’s second-largest market worldwide, changes in its privacy policy also changed messaging applications’ search. Telegram said on Wednesday, 13, it had surpassed 500 million active users globally. WhatsApp was downloaded by 10.6 million users during the same period, a 17% decline. Signal and Telegram messaging apps are seeing a sudden increase in demand after larger rival WhatsApp‘s updated terms of service raised eyebrows on social media.Īccording to data from Sensor Tower, Signal was downloaded by 17.8 million users over the past seven days, a 62-fold rise from the prior week. WhatsApp’s new privacy terms reserve the right to share user data, including location and phone number, with its parent Facebook Inc and units.Last week, Signal ranked 7th among the most downloaded apps in Brazil WhatsApp ranked 24th.

Signal was downloaded by 17.8 million users over the past seven days, a 62-fold rise from the prior week, while WhatsApp had a 17% decline.

Signal messenger app download