What happened to Omegle, and what to use now
Omegle shut down in November 2023 after fourteen years, and its founder said the cost of fighting misuse had become too high. The misuse was almost entirely on camera. Chitmet keeps the part that worked — one tap and a stranger — and removes the part that did not. Text and voice only.
The other common replacements (Monkey, OmeTV, Chatroulette) are video-first and most of them now require a phone number or an account. Chitmet needs neither: a show name, an age confirmation, and you are matched in seconds.
When Americans are online
Chitmet is used worldwide, so there is always someone to talk to, but with the United States filter on, evenings are busiest: roughly 8 pm to 1 am on each coast. Late-night chats are the most common way people use the site in the US — the "can’t sleep, want to talk to someone" hour.
If the US queue is slow at 3 pm on a Tuesday, switch the country filter to Anywhere and keep English as the language — you will match with people in the UK, Canada, Australia, the Philippines and India who speak English.
Privacy for US users
Strangers see your show name and gender, plus your country if you choose to show it. Your email and phone number are never shared with the person you talk to. Chitmet does not sell personal data and does not run ads inside chats. Chitmet does not record calls; only if you report a call does your phone send its last few minutes to moderators, and they are deleted after 7 days.
If someone asks you to move to another app, send money, or share a photo of yourself, that is the moment to use Report and Block — the same advice the FTC gives for any stranger online.