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Messenger

instant messaging app developed by Meta Platforms
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Messenger was established on August 9, 2011.

Messenger

Summary

Messenger is an instant messaging[1]. Messenger draws 6,420 Wikipedia views per month (instant_messaging category, ranking #1 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • Messenger's instance of is recorded as instant messaging[3].
  • Messenger's instance of is recorded as instant messaging client[4].
  • Messenger's instance of is recorded as mobile app[5].
  • Messenger's instance of is recorded as website[6].
  • Messenger's logo image is recorded as Facebook Messenger logo 2020.svg[7].
  • Messenger's logo image is recorded as Facebook Messenger logo 2025.svg[8].
  • Messenger's developer is recorded as Meta[9].
  • Messenger's copyright license is recorded as proprietary license[10].
  • Messenger's programmed in is recorded as Q334879[11].
  • Messenger's programmed in is recorded as PHP[12].
  • Messenger's programmed in is recorded as Q2005[13].
  • Messenger's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[14].
  • Messenger's operating system is recorded as iOS[15].
  • Messenger's operating system is recorded as Android[16].
  • Messenger's operating system is recorded as Windows Phone 8[17].
  • Messenger's operating system is recorded as Q18168774[18].
  • Messenger's software version identifier is recorded as 1180.4.112.0[19].
  • Messenger's software version identifier is recorded as 169.0[20].
  • Messenger's software version identifier is recorded as 390.0[21].
  • Messenger's software version identifier is recorded as 431.1.0.35.116[22].
  • Messenger's software version identifier is recorded as 437.0.0.17.230[23].
  • Messenger's software version identifier is recorded as 438.0.0.0.4[24].
  • Messenger's Commons category is recorded as Messenger (software)[25].
  • Messenger's distribution format is recorded as digital download[26].
  • Messenger's input device is recorded as touchscreen[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include instant messaging[3], instant messaging client[4], mobile app[5], and website[6].

History and Context

+2011-08-09T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Messenger[28].

Why It Matters

Messenger draws 6,420 Wikipedia views per month (instant_messaging category, ranking #1 of 4).[2] Messenger has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Messenger is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Android C++ Hébécourt iOS JavaScript Meta mobile app PHP touchscreen website Windows Phone 8

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . apps.apple.com. Retrieved . apps.apple.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . apps.apple.com. Retrieved . apps.apple.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . apkive.com. Retrieved . apkive.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . apkmirror.com. Retrieved . apkmirror.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . apkmirror.com. Retrieved . apkmirror.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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