Instagram

Snapchat

Updated January 29, 2024 • Trailing 12 Months; 90-Day Lag

Instagram

META

Snapchat

SNAP

Instagram (META) vs Snapchat (SNAP) apps

Instagram and Snapchat compete closely, with similar product utility to follow friends' photos and videos. As the competition for attention and advertisers went on, Instagram adopted more product features that imitate Snapchat, such as the ephermeral user "stories" that disappear after 24 hours and therefore drive continual engagement. 

Instagram

DAU
0.11%
MAU
1.09%

Snapchat

DAU
-1.43%
MAU
0.37%

Instagram vs Snapchat: cross-app usage

Instagram vs Snapchat: cross-app usage

Percent of Instagram users using Snapchat

Percent of Snapchat users using Instagram

Percent of Instagram users that use Snapchat
The number of devices who have opened Instagram at least once over the last 30 days divided by the sum of devices who have opened both Snapchat and Instagram at least once over the last 30 days.
Percent of Snapchat users that use Instagram
The number of devices who have opened Snapchat at least once over the last 30 days divided by the sum of devices who have opened both Instagram and Snapchat at least once over the last 30 days.

Instagram vs Snapchat app relative size analysis (Monthly users, US)

Instagram vs Snapchat app relative size analysis (Monthly users, US)

Instagram

Snapchat

Notes

Instagram was 2.5x the size of Snapchat in the most recent month, compared to 2.6x its size a year ago.


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