{"id":13339,"date":"2025-06-23T15:46:37","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T15:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/23\/signal-user-statistics-how-many-people-use-signal\/"},"modified":"2025-06-23T15:46:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T15:46:37","slug":"signal-user-statistics-how-many-people-use-signal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/23\/signal-user-statistics-how-many-people-use-signal\/","title":{"rendered":"Signal User Statistics: How Many People Use Signal?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Signal was released in 2014, <a title=\"Signal | Overview, History, &amp; Facts | Britannica\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Signal-app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">initially<\/a> with phone calls only functionality, later that year messaging was added.<\/p>\n<p>Today, Signal is a popular messenger app, widely considered as one of the most secure communication apps.<\/p>\n<p>Signal reportedly has up to 100 million monthly active users worldwide. Ranked by the user base, it remains relatively small compared to messengers with a massive user base like WhatsApp which has over <a title=\"WhatsApp now has more than 3 billion users a month | TechCrunch\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/05\/01\/whatsapp-now-has-more-than-3-billion-users\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3 billion MAUs<\/a>, but Signal shows some recent growth.<\/p>\n<p>Read on to find all the important Signal usage statistics for 2025.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/23\/signal-user-statistics-how-many-people-use-signal\/#Signal_Key_Stats\" >Signal Key Stats<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/23\/signal-user-statistics-how-many-people-use-signal\/#Signal_Monthly_Active_Users\" >Signal Monthly Active Users<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/23\/signal-user-statistics-how-many-people-use-signal\/#Signal_App_Downloads\" >Signal App Downloads<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/23\/signal-user-statistics-how-many-people-use-signal\/#Signal_App_Demographics\" >Signal App Demographics<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/23\/signal-user-statistics-how-many-people-use-signal\/#Signal_Operating_Costs\" >Signal Operating Costs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/23\/signal-user-statistics-how-many-people-use-signal\/#Signal_Employees\" >Signal Employees<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Signal_Key_Stats\"><\/span>Signal Key Stats<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Signal has <strong>70-100 million<\/strong> monthly active users.<\/li>\n<li>Signal app downloads reached <strong>193.8 million<\/strong> as of early June 2025.<\/li>\n<li>Signal has <strong>50<\/strong> full-time employees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Signal_Monthly_Active_Users\"><\/span>Signal Monthly Active Users<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>According to the latest data, Signal has <strong>70-100 million<\/strong> monthly active users worldwide.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"backlinko-image__visual-chart backlinko-image\">\n<div class=\"backlinko-img-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Signal has 70-100 million monthly active users worldwide\" alt=\"Signal has 70-100 million monthly active users worldwide\" data-aspect-ratio=\"0.4\" src=\"https:\/\/backlinko.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/signal-monthly-active-users-worldwide.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p><\/figure>\n<p>That\u2019s up from an estimated 20 million monthly active users as of December 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sources:<\/strong> <a title=\"NZZ\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nzz.ch\/technologie\/signal-schlaegt-alarm-chefin-meredith-whittaker-kritisiert-ki-agenten-ld.1875628\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NZZ<\/a>, <a title=\"TechCrunch\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2021\/01\/12\/signal-brian-acton-talks-about-exploding-growth-monetization-and-whatsapp-data-sharing-outrage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TechCrunch<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Signal_App_Downloads\"><\/span>Signal App Downloads<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>According to estimates, Signal has been downloaded over <strong>193.8 million<\/strong> times across Google Play and App Store worldwide since its launch.<\/p>\n<p>In 2025 (as of June 10), Signal hit 14.9 million downloads worldwide across the App Store and Google Play.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"backlinko-image__visual-chart backlinko-image\">\n<div class=\"backlinko-img-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Signal App Downloads\" alt=\"Signal App Downloads\" data-aspect-ratio=\"0.76\" src=\"https:\/\/backlinko.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/signal-app-downloads.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p><\/figure>\n<p>Here\u2019s a detailed breakdown of annual Signal app downloads since 2019:<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table class=\"table table-primary table-striped table-hover\">\n<caption><strong>Note:<\/strong> Incomplete data for 2025, as of June 10.<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Year<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Signal App Downloads<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td scope=\"row\" data-before=\"Year\">2019<\/td>\n<td class=\"strong\" data-before=\"Signal App Downloads\">8.3 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td scope=\"row\" data-before=\"Year\">2020<\/td>\n<td class=\"strong\" data-before=\"Signal App Downloads\">13.4 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td scope=\"row\" data-before=\"Year\">2021<\/td>\n<td class=\"strong\" data-before=\"Signal App Downloads\">65.7 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td scope=\"row\" data-before=\"Year\">2022<\/td>\n<td class=\"strong\" data-before=\"Signal App Downloads\">27.4 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td scope=\"row\" data-before=\"Year\">2023<\/td>\n<td class=\"strong\" data-before=\"Signal App Downloads\">25.8 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td scope=\"row\" data-before=\"Year\">2024<\/td>\n<td class=\"strong\" data-before=\"Signal App Downloads\">27.3 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td scope=\"row\" data-before=\"Year\">2025*<\/td>\n<td class=\"strong\" data-before=\"Signal App Downloads\">14.9 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a title=\"Appfigures\" href=\"https:\/\/appfigures.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Appfigures<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Signal_App_Demographics\"><\/span>Signal App Demographics<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>According to recent estimates, Signal\u2019s user base among iPhone users is mostly male and younger users aged 18-24 account for <strong>36.1%<\/strong> of the app\u2019s user base.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"backlinko-image__visual-chart backlinko-image\">\n<div class=\"backlinko-img-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Signal App Demographics\" alt=\"Signal App Demographics\" data-aspect-ratio=\"0.76\" src=\"https:\/\/backlinko.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/signal-app-demographics.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p><\/figure>\n<p>Here\u2019s a detailed breakdown of Signal user base age demographics among iOS users:<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table class=\"table table-primary table-striped table-hover\">\n<caption><strong>Note:<\/strong> Demographics data for Signal iOS app only.<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Age<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Signal Audience<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td scope=\"row\" data-before=\"Age\">18-24<\/td>\n<td class=\"strong\" data-before=\"Signal Audience\">36.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td scope=\"row\" data-before=\"Age\">25-34<\/td>\n<td class=\"strong\" data-before=\"Signal Audience\">19.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td scope=\"row\" data-before=\"Age\">35-49<\/td>\n<td class=\"strong\" data-before=\"Signal Audience\">21.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td scope=\"row\" data-before=\"Age\">50-64<\/td>\n<td class=\"strong\" data-before=\"Signal Audience\">21.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td scope=\"row\" data-before=\"Age\">65+<\/td>\n<td class=\"strong\" data-before=\"Signal Audience\">0.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a title=\"Appfigures\" href=\"https:\/\/appfigures.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Appfigures<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Signal_Operating_Costs\"><\/span>Signal Operating Costs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>According to the company, Signal operating costs reached an estimated <strong>$50 million<\/strong> in 2025. That\u2019s up from $14 million in annual costs of November 2023.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"backlinko-image__visual-chart backlinko-image\">\n<div class=\"backlinko-img-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Signal operating costs reached an estimated $50 million in 2025\" alt=\"Signal operating costs reached an estimated $50 million in 2025\" data-aspect-ratio=\"0.4\" src=\"https:\/\/backlinko.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/signal-operating-costs.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a title=\"Signal\" href=\"https:\/\/signal.org\/blog\/signal-is-expensive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Signal<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Signal_Employees\"><\/span>Signal Employees<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>According to a company update posted in November 2023, the Signal team consists of <strong>50<\/strong> full-time employees.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"backlinko-image__visual-chart backlinko-image\">\n<div class=\"backlinko-img-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Signal team consists of 50 full-time employees\" alt=\"Signal team consists of 50 full-time employees\" data-aspect-ratio=\"0.4\" src=\"https:\/\/backlinko.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/06\/signal-employees.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a title=\"Signal\" href=\"https:\/\/signal.org\/blog\/signal-is-expensive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Signal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/backlinko.com\/signal-stats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Signal User Statistics: How Many People Use Signal?<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/backlinko.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Backlinko<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Signal was released in 2014, initially with phone calls only functionality, later that year messaging was added. Today, Signal is a popular messenger app, widely considered as one of the most secure communication apps. Signal reportedly has up to 100 million monthly active users worldwide. Ranked by the user base, it remains relatively small compared to messengers with a massive user base like WhatsApp which has over 3 billion MAUs, but Signal shows some recent growth. Read on to find all the important Signal usage statistics [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13340,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"h5ap_radio_sources":[],"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-backlinko"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/signal-monthly-active-users-worldwide-9HkG5P-600x400.png","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/signal-monthly-active-users-worldwide-9HkG5P-600x600.png","author_info":{"display_name":false,"author_link":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/author\/craig\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13339"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13339\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13340"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}