Facebook Messenger now requires a Facebook account to sign up
New users can no longer sign up for Messenger without creating a Facebook account, a spokesperson confirmed to VentureBeat.
26 Dec 2019 ... New users can no longer sign up for Messenger without creating a ... If you already use Messenger without a Facebook account, no need to do anything.” ... while Messenger and Instagram have over 1.3 billion and 1 billion, ...