14 Facts About Facebook Messenger

Facebook Messenger is a proprietary instant messaging app and platform developed by Meta Platforms.

Facebook Messenger is used to send messages and exchange photos, videos, stickers, audio, and files, and react to other users' messages and interact with bots.

In October 2016, Facebook released Messenger Lite, a stripped-down version of Messenger with a reduced feature set.

In May 2017, Facebook revamped the design for Messenger on Android and iOS, bringing a new home screen with tabs and categorization of content and interactive media, red dots indicating new activity, and relocated sections.

The following month, Israeli blog TechIT leaked a download link for the program, with Facebook Messenger subsequently confirming and officially releasing the program.

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In December 2017, Facebook announced Messenger Kids, a new app aimed for persons under 13 years of age.

In 2019, Facebook Messenger announced to be the 2nd most downloaded mobile app of the decade, from 2011 to 2019.

In March 2020, Facebook started to ship its dedicated Messenger for macOS app through the Mac App Store.

In July 2020, Facebook added a new feature in Messenger that lets iOS users to use Face ID or Touch ID to lock their chats.

On 13 October 2020, Facebook's Messenger application introduced cross-app messaging with Instagram, which was launched in September 2021.

Back in 2014, Facebook Messenger introduced an unrelated, stand-alone application named Rooms, letting users create places for users with similar interests, with users being anonymous to others.

Facebook Messenger Rooms allows users to add up to 50 people per room, without restrictions on time.

In January 2017, Facebook announced that it was testing showing advertisements in Messenger's home feed.

Facebook Messenger told TechCrunch that the advertisements' placement in the inbox depends on factors such as thread count, phone screen size, and pixel density.