Aug 11, 2021 14:00:00

Finally TikTok overtakes Facebook to become 'the most downloaded app in the world'

Facebook Messenger was the most downloaded app in the world as of 2019, but a new study found that TikTok, which was fourth in 2019, jumped to number one in 2020. did. It is also reported that the total playing time of TikTok has exceeded YouTube in the United States and the United Kingdom.

TikTok overtakes Facebook as world's most downloaded app --Nikkei Asia

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TikTok is now the most downloaded app worldwide | TechRadar
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As of 2019, the world's most downloaded apps were Facebook Messenger, Facebook, WhatsApp, TikTok, and Instagram, followed by Facebook Messenger, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram. However, a new study by App Annie , a provider of market data and analytics tools for apps, found that TikTok was number one in 2020, followed by Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook Messenger. increase.

Below are the top 10 most downloaded apps in the world in 2020.

The top 10 most downloaded apps in Asia other than China are listed below, with apps such as 'Truecaller' and 'Likee' that are not in the top 10 in the global version.

Since ByteDance released the international version of TikTok in 2017, TikTok has continued to expand globally. Meanwhile, concerns about the handling of personal information by TikTok have risen, and in 2020 President Trump

ordered a ban on downloading TikTok in the United States, and distribution of TikTok was also banned in India, and in response to this, from the Google Play store The TikTok page has been deleted. Since President Biden withdrew the presidential decree of former President Trump in June 2021, distribution in the United States has resumed and the number of downloads has increased, but distribution is still prohibited in India as a 'national security threat' Has been done.

According to App Annie's marketing manager Chuzen Kin, the total viewing time of TikTok in the United States and the United Kingdom is higher than the total viewing time of YouTube, and TikTok, which delivers shorter movies, has taken YouTube. It has been suggested that it has been replaced.

The most downloaded apps in Japan are LINE, Instagram, and TikTok.