Messaging apps are growing in popularity, no doubt about that. MessageMe, an app based in the United States, is no exception. The app has passed 5 million registered users after just 75 days after hitting 1 million in only the first week.
The app, whose market is primarily the U.S., allows users to chat one-on-one or in groups and, share text messages, images, drawings, videos, voice recordings, music, as well as their location.
The company also recently confirmed that it has closed a $10 million round of seed funding from Greylock Partners and additional backers to go along with the $1.9 million USD that it had closed in late 2012.
The company’s CEO and one of four co-founders told TNW that it plans to focus on growing the user base, but will eventually be adding additional features, including stickers.
“We’ve got some ground breaking additions in the pipeline, aiming to change the way we look at communication happening in our world. We’re excited to help lead a team that pushes the envelope on what’s possible, while focusing on a first-class product,” said the founders in a blog post.
As of today, MessageMe sees 8 images uploaded per second on average, up from two images per second when it launched. In addition, the number of notifications sent per second on average has tripled from 500 to 1,500 over that same period.
While passing 5 million users this quickly is quite the feat, MessageMe is a long way behind WhatsApp‘s 200 million, WeChat‘s 195 million, Viber‘s 200 million, LINE‘s 150 million, and others. Still, with this kind of growth and MessageMe’s potential, we could see it become the next big thing in a very short time.