1、skype
Skype is an instant messaging software, which has the functions required by IM, such as video chat, multi-person voice conference, multi-person chat, file transfer, text chat and so on. You can talk to other users with high-definition voice, make domestic and international calls, dial directly with landline, mobile phone and PHS, and realize the functions of call forwarding and sending short messages.
Skype is a global free voice communication software with over 663 million registered users and over 30 million online users.
2、whatsapp
WhatsApp Messenger (WhatsApp for short) is an application for communication between smart phones, which supports iPhone and Android phones. With the help of push notification service, this application can immediately receive messages sent by friends, relatives and colleagues. You can switch from sending SMS to using WhatsApp to send and receive information, pictures, audio files and video information for free.
WhatsApp is registered based on mobile phone number. When registering, users need to enter their mobile phone numbers and receive verification messages. Then WhatsApp will search for people who are already in use in the user's mobile phone contacts and automatically add them to the user's mobile phone contact list.
3. Facebook
Facebook was founded on February 4, 2004, and its headquarters is in Menlo Park, California, USA. On March 6, 20 12, the Windows desktop chat software Facebook Messenger was released.
Facebook is the world's leading photo sharing website, with about 350 million photos uploaded every day as of 2013165438+10. As of May 20 12, Facebook had about 900 million users.
From September 1 1 date, 2006, any user can join by entering a valid email address and age. Due to social and political factors, Facebook has been blocked by China since 2009. However, Facebook has never stopped contacting with China's technology enterprises, hoping to gain the opening of the China government by investing in China's technology enterprises.
4. Twitter
Twitter (Twitter) is an American social network and Weibo service company dedicated to public dialogue. It allows users to update messages with no more than 140 characters (except Chinese, Japanese and Korean, the upper limit has been raised to 280 characters). These messages are also called "Tweet", and Twitter is described as "the short message service of the Internet".
This service was co-founded by Jack Dorsey and his partner * * * in March 2006 and started operation in July of that year. Twitter is popular all over the world. The financial report released by Twitter shows that as of the third quarter of 2020, the daily active users of Twitter have reached 654.38 million+87 million.
5. Line
LINE is an instant messaging software launched by NHN Japan, a Japanese subsidiary of Korean Internet group NHN. 20 1 1 was officially put into the market in June, with more than 400 million registered users worldwide. There are more than 250 "chat faces" in Line, which gives users an extra tool to convey their feelings when using LINE.
The most commonly used chat software in Japan and Taiwan Province Province of China is LINE, which has about 82 million monthly active users in Japan, 23 million in Taiwan Province Province of China and 2 1 10,000 users in Taiwan Province Province of China.