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Messenger users in South Africa
July 2025

28 207 300

49.5%
women

50.5%
men

13-17
0%

12.8%

13.5%

18-24
26.2%

16%

16.3%

25-34
32.3%

10.6%

11%

35-44
21.6%

4.6%

45-54
9.6%

2.5%

2.1%

55-64
4.6%

2.6%

65+
5.7%

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Internet users who access their Meta account via any device at least once per month. All values are estimates. Figures relate to addressable audience only, and may not include all users for each location or language.

Messenger users in South Africa

July 2025

There were 28 207 300 Messenger users in South Africa in July 2025, which accounted for 45.4% of its entire population.

The slight majority of them were men - 50.5%.

People aged 25 to 34 were the largest user group (9 100 000).

The highest difference between men and women occurs within people aged 18 to 24, where men lead by 3 800 000.

NOTE:

From March ’24 through August ’25, the size of individual demographic groups is estimated by using the total number of users in each month, combined with the demographic distribution from previous months.

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