Top Communication apps in United States 🇺🇸
As of May 16, 2026, WhatsApp Messenger is the #1 Communication app in United States on Android.
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#App / PublisherCategoryIntel
- 1
Social Networking - 21
- 31
Photo & Video - 4
Social Networking - 51
Social Networking - 61
Social Networking - 7
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- 10
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- 122
- 133
Social Networking - 142—
- 15
Social Networking - 161
Social Networking - 171—
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- 233
- 241
Social Networking - 255—
- 263
Utilities - 27—
- 2864—
- 29NEW
- 302—
- 3118—
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- 332
Utilities - 341
Utilities - 355—
- 362—
- 37
Utilities - 381
Social Networking - 3912
Social Networking - 4019—
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- 437—
- 4442
News - 452
Utilities - 465
- 473
Utilities - 483
Social Networking - 49NEW—
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What changed
Movement between the previous day and May 16, 2026.
New entrants
- Messages
#49
Risers
- Messages
#92 → #28
- Watch Duty: Wildfire Maps
#86 → #44
- Contacts: Phone Calls & Dialer
#172 → #135
- Contacts - Caller ID & Spam
#159 → #123
- TrustDial: Caller, SMS & Block
#140 → #107
Fallers
- Messages: SMS Message Text App
#135 → #192
- Contacts
#32 → #88
- Messages - SMS Messenger +
#126 → #164
- Messages
#93 → #127
- Caller Name Announcer
#100 → #133
Methodology
Rankings are pulled daily from the Android store charts for United States. We snapshot the top entries each day and compute day-over-day change relative to the prior snapshot. See our full methodology for data sources, refresh cadences, and quality filters.
Frequently asked questions
What is the #1 Communication app in United States on Android?
As of May 16, 2026, WhatsApp Messenger is the #1 Communication app in United States on Android, based on the public Android chart rankings Marlvel tracks daily.
How often are these rankings updated?
Marlvel snapshots the Android charts for United States every day and computes day-over-day movement. The "Current" page always reflects the latest snapshot; dated archive pages preserve each day's top 50.
Where does Marlvel's ranking data come from?
Rankings are pulled from the public Android store charts for United States. See our methodology for data sources, refresh cadence, and the quality filters applied before a ranking is indexed.