<p>Over the years, Facebook has grown massively popular among youth and has enjoyed the status of world's largest social networking site. However, new trends suggest Facebook's popularity is now being overshadowed by the instant messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Line, WeChat and Kik. The change in trend has been particularly noticed in the Asian markets.</p><p>According to a Reuters report, investors and industry insiders acknowledge the possibility that the messaging apps could eclipse Facebook's dominance over the next few years. Moreover, some messaging apps are now evolving as full-blown platforms that can support third-party apps as well games.</p><p>Also, these chatting apps provide the elements of text messaging as well as social networking. Moreover, they allow users to quickly share with their friends, without worrying about SMS plans offered by wireless carriers.</p><p>But users of these new messaging apps are still on Facebook, which hints that the impact on the social networking giant may not be immediate.</p><p><a href="http://www.thinkdigit.com/Mobiles-PDAs/Messaging-apps-to-eclipse-Facebooks-dominance-in_14047.html">Keep reading...</a></p>