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Asia · #13 · 2025–2026

Vietnam: internet and everyday apps

Vietnam has about 80 million people online — a penetration rate of 78.4% and rank #13 worldwide. This page walks through the local digital scene, the app categories people lean on, and 106 apps worth knowing.

Internet users 80 million Penetration 78.4% World rank #13 Updated 2026-11-12
Language Tiếng ViệtEnglish
TL;DR
  • Vietnam has roughly 80 million internet users (80,000,000 people) — about 78.4% of the population and rank #13 globally.
  • The apps people open most: Zalo, Messenger, Viber, Chatwork. They cover Messaging, Social, Video, Shopping, Payments, Mobility, News, Music, Travel, Tools, Cloud storage, Security, AI assistants, Learning, Health, Parcels, Maps, Gaming, Reading and more.
  • The one to know first: Zalo — Vietnam’s homegrown national messenger.

Vietnam in numbers

2025–2026
Internet users
80 million80,000,000 · #13
Penetration
78.4%#119
Population
102 million102,000,000 · #16
GDP
$476B#33
GDP growth
+7.0%#15
GDP per person
$4,670#145
Land area
331.2k km²#67
Capital
Hanoi
Region
Asia
Official languages
Vietnamese

How Vietnam goes online

Vietnam is one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing digital economies. Zalo is the homegrown messenger everyone uses, Shopee and TikTok Shop drive shopping, and MoMo pushed cashless payment into daily city life.

Around 78.4%. With a population of about 102 million and 80 million online, roughly 22 million people are still offline — mostly because of rural coverage, device cost and age.

All 106 apps below are grouped by category.

What people actually use

106 Most-used apps

Messaging

4 Most-used apps →
Zalo Messaging · VNG Corporation · 2012 Messenger Messaging · Meta · 2011 Viber Messaging · Rakuten · 2010 Chatwork Messaging · Chatwork · 2011

Social

2 Most-used apps →
Facebook Social · Meta · 2004 Wattpad Social · Wattpad · 2006

Video

9 Most-used apps →
YouTube Video · Google · 2005 TikTok Video · ByteDance · 2016 FPT Play Video · FPT · 2015 Netflix Video · Netflix, Inc. · 1997 BIGO LIVE Video · BIGO Technology · 2016 WeTV Video · Tencent · 2018 Viu Video · PCCW Media · 2015 CapCut Video · ByteDance · 2020 IMDb Video · Amazon · 1990

Shopping

7 Most-used apps →
Shopee Shopping · Sea Group · 2015 Tiki Shopping · Tiki · 2010 Lazada Shopping · 阿里巴巴 · 2012 DHgate Shopping · DHgate · 2004 Banggood Shopping · Banggood · 2006 Temu Shopping · PDD Holdings · 2022 Shopee Vietnam Shopping · Sea · 2016

Payments

1 Most-used apps →
MoMo Payments · M-Service · 2007

Mobility

4 Most-used apps →
Grab Mobility · Grab Holdings · 2012 Be Mobility · Be Group · 2018 Xanh SM Mobility · Green and Smart Mobility · 2023 Grab Vietnam Mobility · Grab · 2014

News

3 Most-used apps →
VnExpress News · FPT · 2001 Tuoi Tre News · Tuoi Tre · 1975 Thanh Nien News · Thanh Niên · 2011

Music

3 Most-used apps →
JOOX Music · 腾讯 · 2015 YouTube Music Music · Google · 2015 Zing MP3 Music · VNG · 2007

Travel

6 Most-used apps →
Booking.com Travel · Booking Holdings · 1996 Agoda Travel · Booking Holdings · 2005 Klook Travel · Klook · 2014 Hostelworld Travel · Hostelworld Group · 1999 redBus Travel · redBus (MakeMyTrip) · 2006 Vietnam Airlines Travel · Vietnam Airlines · 2010

Tools

9 Most-used apps →
Google Maps Tools · Google · 2005 Gmail Tools · Google · 2004 UC Browser Tools · UCWeb (Alibaba) · 2004 Bitwarden Tools · Bitwarden · 2016 AccuWeather Tools · AccuWeather · 2009 JobStreet Tools · SEEK · 1997 Viettel Tools · Viettel · 2010 Vinaphone Tools · VNPT · 2010 Mobifone Tools · Mobifone · 2010

Cloud storage

5 Most-used apps →
Google Drive Cloud storage · Google · 2012 iCloud Cloud storage · Apple · 2011 OneDrive Cloud storage · Microsoft · 2007 MEGA Cloud storage · Mega Limited · 2013 TeraBox Cloud storage · Baidu（Flextech） · 2020

Security

7 Most-used apps →
ExpressVPN Security · ExpressVPN（Kape Technologies） · 2009 Surfshark Security · Surfshark（Kape Technologies） · 2018 Kaspersky Security · Kaspersky Lab · 1997 Authy Security · Twilio · 2010 NordPass Security · Nord Security · 2019 AVG Antivirus Security · AVG Technologies（Gen Digital） · 1991 ESET Security · ESET · 1992

AI assistants

10 Most-used apps →
ChatGPT AI assistants · OpenAI · 2022 Gemini AI assistants · Google · 2023 Claude AI assistants · Anthropic · 2023 Microsoft Copilot AI assistants · Microsoft · 2023 Grok AI assistants · xAI · 2023 Midjourney AI assistants · Midjourney · 2022 Suno AI assistants · Suno · 2023 Character.AI AI assistants · Character.AI · 2022 Poe AI assistants · Quora · 2022 Meta AI AI assistants · Meta · 2023

Learning

5 Most-used apps →
Duolingo Learning · Duolingo · 2012 Coursera Learning · Coursera · 2012 Khan Academy Learning · Khan Academy · 2008 Udemy Learning · Udemy · 2010 Photomath Learning · Photomath (Google) · 2014

Health

7 Most-used apps →
MyFitnessPal Health · MyFitnessPal · 2005 Strava Health · Strava · 2009 Headspace Health · Headspace · 2010 Calm Health · Calm.com · 2012 Fitbit Health · Google · 2007 Samsung Health Health · Samsung · 2012 Nike Run Club Health · Nike · 2010

Parcels

5 Most-used apps →
17TRACK Parcels · 17TRACK · 2010 AfterShip Parcels · AfterShip · 2012 J&T Express Parcels · J&T Express · 2015 Ninja Van Parcels · Ninja Van · 2014 DHL Parcels · DHL Group · 1969

Maps

4 Most-used apps →
Google Maps Maps · Google · 2005 Organic Maps Maps · Organic Maps · 2021 HERE WeGo Maps · HERE Technologies · 2012 TomTom GO Navigation Maps · TomTom · 2015

Gaming

12 Most-used apps →
Steam Gaming · Valve · 2003 Epic Games Store Gaming · Epic Games · 2018 Roblox Gaming · Roblox Corporation · 2006 PUBG Mobile Gaming · Krafton · Level Infinite · 2018 Garena Free Fire Gaming · Garena · 2017 Genshin Impact Gaming · HoYoverse · 2020 Clash of Clans Gaming · Supercell · 2012 Pokémon GO Gaming · Niantic · 2016 Xbox Gaming · Microsoft · 2001 PlayStation Gaming · Sony Interactive Entertainment · 1994 Minecraft Gaming · Mojang Studios · 2011 Honkai: Star Rail Gaming · HoYoverse · 2023

Reading

3 Most-used apps →
Kindle Reading · Amazon · 2007 Storytel Reading · Storytel · 2005 WEBTOON Reading · Naver · 2004

Websites people in Vietnam actually use

24

The 24 sites locals open most often — news, shopping, search, banking and government services. Every link goes to the official site.

News3Shopping3Banking3Transport2Telecom2Education2Jobs2Food2Search1TV & media1Classifieds1Mail1Property1
VnExpressNewsvnexpress.netThe most-read news site: fast, tidy, with an opinion section people actually use. VTVNewsvtv.vnNews and video from the national broadcaster, on in most homes at night. Tuoi TreNewstuoitre.vnA major daily, strong on current affairs. ShopeeShoppingshopee.vnVouchers and free shipping — almost everything lands cheaper than the shop. TikiShoppingtiki.vnBooks and authorised goods, with same-day delivery in the big cities. CellphoneSShoppingcellphones.com.vnPhones, and warranty service in the shop. VietcombankBankingvietcombank.com.vnThe biggest bank, handling daily transfers and online payments. State Bank of VietnamBankingsbv.gov.vnWhere exchange-rate and interest-rate policy is published. TechcombankBankingtechcombank.com.vnA leading private bank, among the biggest card issuers and mobile-banking bases. Vietnam AirlinesTransportvietnamairlines.comDomestic and international flights, with summer fare promotions. Vietjet AirTransportvietjetair.comThe low-cost carrier, always running a sale. ViettelTelecomviettel.com.vnThe military-run carrier with the widest coverage, rural areas included. VinaphoneTelecomvinaphone.com.vnVNPT’s mobile brand, known for cheap plans and steady coverage. Vietnam National UniversityEducationvnu.edu.vnThe largest university system in the north. Hanoi University of Science and TechnologyEducationhust.edu.vnThe leading engineering school. TopCVJobstopcv.vnJob listings and CV templates. VietnamWorksJobsvietnamworks.comJobs, and reference salaries. ShopeeFoodFoodshopeefood.vnFood delivered to the door, and discount codes. Baemin VietnamFoodbaemin.vnOrdering dishes, and tracking the rider. Google VietnamSearchgoogle.com.vnWhere every search starts, and it handles Vietnamese diacritics properly. ZingTV & mediazing.vnEntertainment, music and lifestyle news for a younger crowd. Cho TotClassifiedschotot.comSecond-hand motorbikes, phones and rental rooms. Vietnam PostMailvnpost.vnParcels, remittances and cash-on-delivery, with branches down to commune level. BatdongsanPropertybatdongsan.com.vnHomes for sale and rent.

2808 websites →

Frequently asked questions

6 Q&A
How many people in Vietnam are online?

About 80 million (80,000,000 people). That works out to roughly 78.4% of the population, which puts Vietnam at #13 in the world for total internet users. Figures come from DataReportal’s Digital 2026, which draws on ITU and national statistics.

Which apps do people in Vietnam use most?

Mostly Zalo, Messenger, Viber, Chatwork — they cover Messaging, Social, Video, Shopping, Payments, Mobility, News, Music, Travel, Tools, Cloud storage, Security, AI assistants, Learning, Health, Parcels, Maps, Gaming, Reading. The full list, grouped by category, is further down this page.

What is the leading Messaging app in Vietnam?

Zalo, Messenger, Viber, Chatwork dominate this space. The best-known is Zalo — Vietnam’s homegrown national messenger.

How high is internet penetration in Vietnam?

Around 78.4%. With a population of about 102 million and 80 million online, roughly 22 million people are still offline — mostly because of rural coverage, device cost and age.

Where do these app facts come from?

Usage figures come from DataReportal’s Digital 2026 (Kepios, based on ITU and national statistics); app details come from each product’s official site. Updated 2026-11-12.

Which websites are most popular in Vietnam?

The everyday ones are Google Vietnam, VnExpress, Zing, plus the other 24 sites listed above. They cover news, shopping, search, banking and official paperwork, and every link points to the official site.

Sources

Updated 2026-11-12
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