Social networking giant Facebook said its new messaging service now has more than 500 million users worldwide.
Users of the separate Messenger app have more than doubled from 200 million in April, the company said.
Facebook had faced a backlash after it announced it would be forcing users to download the app to send private messages to friends over the main Facebook service.
Users started being pushed to download the app - launched in 2011 - in July.
"Messaging is an important part of how people stay connected and since Messenger launched in 2011 we've been passionate about giving people a faster and more expressive way to communicate," said Facebook's director of product management Peter Martinazzi in a blog on Thursday.
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