[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"leaderboard-brand-messaging-imessage":3},{"pageState":4,"canonicalPath":5,"currentPath":6,"archiveContext":6,"industryId":7,"industrySlug":8,"industryName":9,"collectionType":10,"brandId":11,"brandName":12,"brandSlug":13,"logoUrl":14,"websiteUrl":15,"overallScore":16,"industryRank":17,"brandCount":18,"enginesCovered":19,"lastUpdatedAt":20,"summary":21,"strengths":22,"weaknesses":23,"trendNotes":24,"seoTitle":25,"seoDescription":26,"faq":27,"engineBreakdowns":40,"competitors":72,"overallTrend":89,"interactionSummary":135,"liveInsights":138},"CURRENT","/leaderboard/messaging/brands/imessage",null,45,"messaging","Messaging Apps","INDUSTRY",4385,"iMessage","imessage","https://www.apple.com/apple-touch-icon.png","https://www.apple.com/ios/messages/",35.11,7,29,5,"2026-06-02T21:49:17.112375","iMessage ranks #3 in the Messaging Apps leaderboard with a 54.9 AI Index across 7 engines with current brand-level data. Its strongest current signal comes from ChatGPT, and the score should be read as AI visibility rather than market share or product quality.","iMessage is currently #3 out of 30 tracked Messaging Apps entities, with a 54.9 AI Index in the latest public snapshot. iMessage trails Telegram by 20.7 AI Index points.\n\nThe strongest engine-level signal comes from ChatGPT, where iMessage records a 76 AI Index and 100% mention rate. MiniMax is the next strongest covered engine at 60 with a 71.4% mention rate.","The softer engine-level signal is Qwen, where iMessage records a 33.4 AI Index and 28.6% mention rate. DeepSeek is another engine to watch at 47.8 with a 42.9% mention rate.\n\nKeep the scope narrow: this page measures how tracked AI engines surface iMessage in Messaging Apps prompts. It does not rank product quality, sales, safety, or real-world market share.","iMessage's latest visible AI Index is 54.9. Read the trend together with engine coverage and mention-rate signals rather than as a standalone forecast.\n\nThat movement is useful context, but it is strongest when it lines up with engine coverage and mention-rate changes. A single score move should not be read as a full market or product signal.","iMessage AI Visibility in Messaging Apps | AIvsRank","Review iMessage's AI visibility in Messaging Apps: rank #3, 54.9 AI Index, 7 covered engines, and current competitor gaps in the AIvsRank leaderboard.",[28,31,34,37],{"question":29,"answer":30},"Why is iMessage ranked in the Messaging Apps leaderboard?","iMessage is included because tracked AI engines surface it in Messaging Apps prompts, and AIvsRank calculates its current visibility from rank position, recommendation strength, and mention-rate signals.",{"question":32,"answer":33},"Which engines are strongest and weakest for iMessage?","The strongest current signal is ChatGPT at 76 AI Index and 100% mention rate. The softest covered signal is Qwen at 33.4 AI Index and 28.6% mention rate.",{"question":35,"answer":36},"Which entities should be compared with iMessage?","The most useful nearby comparison is Telegram. Compare the score gap and engine-level table before treating rank movement as meaningful.",{"question":38,"answer":39},"How often is this page updated?","This page updates when a new completed Messaging Apps leaderboard run is available. The current public snapshot was refreshed on 2026-05-10.",[41,48,55,59,67],{"engineCode":42,"engineName":43,"rank":17,"score":44,"mentionRate":45,"mentions":46,"runDate":47},"chatgpt","ChatGPT",41.81,42.86,3,"2026-06-02T21:47:20.612476",{"engineCode":49,"engineName":50,"rank":17,"score":51,"mentionRate":52,"mentions":53,"runDate":54},"gemini-2.5-flash","gemini",22.86,57.14,4,"2026-06-02T21:48:12.776664",{"engineCode":56,"engineName":56,"rank":57,"score":58,"mentionRate":52,"mentions":53,"runDate":20},"MiniMax",8,27.86,{"engineCode":60,"engineName":61,"rank":62,"score":63,"mentionRate":64,"mentions":65,"runDate":66},"Qwen3","Qwen",9,25.43,28.57,2,"2026-05-24T20:59:26.231358",{"engineCode":68,"engineName":68,"rank":46,"score":69,"mentionRate":70,"mentions":19,"runDate":71},"Kimi",57.57,71.43,"2026-05-24T20:59:42.087563",[73,79,84],{"brandName":74,"brandSlug":75,"rank":76,"overallScore":77,"scoreGap":78},"Discord","discord",6,37.46,-2.35,{"brandName":80,"brandSlug":81,"rank":57,"overallScore":82,"scoreGap":83},"Snapchat","snapchat",32.05,3.06,{"brandName":85,"brandSlug":86,"rank":19,"overallScore":87,"scoreGap":88},"WeChat","wechat",40.86,-5.75,[90,93,96,99,102,105,108,111,114,117,120,123,126,129,132],{"runDate":91,"overallScore":92},"2026-05-01T00:00:00",54.41,{"runDate":94,"overallScore":95},"2026-05-03T00:00:00",48.7,{"runDate":97,"overallScore":98},"2026-05-05T00:00:00",54.75,{"runDate":100,"overallScore":101},"2026-05-07T00:00:00",51.65,{"runDate":103,"overallScore":104},"2026-05-08T00:00:00",71.71,{"runDate":106,"overallScore":107},"2026-05-09T00:00:00",47.18,{"runDate":109,"overallScore":110},"2026-05-10T00:00:00",54.89,{"runDate":112,"overallScore":113},"2026-05-14T00:00:00",77.43,{"runDate":115,"overallScore":116},"2026-05-15T00:00:00",44.64,{"runDate":118,"overallScore":119},"2026-05-16T00:00:00",57.19,{"runDate":121,"overallScore":122},"2026-05-22T00:00:00",45.88,{"runDate":124,"overallScore":125},"2026-05-24T00:00:00",42.91,{"runDate":127,"overallScore":128},"2026-05-26T00:00:00",35.48,{"runDate":130,"overallScore":131},"2026-05-31T00:00:00",33.27,{"runDate":133,"overallScore":134},"2026-06-02T00:00:00",30.84,{"upvoteCount":136,"followCount":136,"isUpvoted":137,"isFollowed":137},0,false,{"rankInterpretation":139,"engineDivergenceInterpretation":140,"competitorGapInterpretation":141,"trendInterpretation":142},"iMessage is currently #7 out of 29 entities in Messaging Apps, with a 35.1 overall AI visibility score across 5 tracked engines. That position shows how often AI systems surface the brand when answering industry comparison and recommendation prompts.","iMessage's strongest current visibility comes from Kimi (57.6 AI Index, 71.4% mention rate) and ChatGPT (41.8 AI Index, 42.9% mention rate). Its weaker engine profile is gemini (22.9 AI Index, 57.1% mention rate) and Qwen (25.4 AI Index, 28.6% mention rate), so the engine spread points to where recommendation consistency can still improve.","Discord is the closest comparable entity by rank, with iMessage behind it by 2.4 AI Index points. This gap is useful for reading whether the page reflects a clear lead, a close contest, or a brand that needs stronger AI evidence to move up.","iMessage softened over the visible trend window, moving from 54.4 on 2026-05-01 to 30.8 on 2026-06-02. Use this trend alongside the engine breakdown to see whether movement is broad or isolated to a few engines."]