TikTok surpassed Facebook to change into the most downloaded app in the world in 2020, in accordance to enterprise journal Nikkei Asia, citing a worldwide survey of app downloads. The journal stated that the Chinese short-video app topped the record of social media suppliers for the first time since the research was first performed in 2018. TikTok notably managed to mark its development in the midst of going through nationwide bans final yr in markets together with India. The development of TikTok in the app world has majorly impacted Facebook, the US-based social networking big that had 4 of the prime 10 most downloaded apps in the world in 2020.
The knowledge compiled by Nikkei Asia from analytics platform App Annie exhibits that TikTok moved to the primary rank on the chart of the most downloaded apps worldwide in 2020 from its fourth place in 2019. Facebook, on the different hand, remained at the second place, however its messaging app — Facebook Messenger — moved from first to the fifth place.
Just like its worldwide development, TikTok managed to change into the most downloaded app in the US in 2020, overtaking Facebook Messenger, Nikkei Asia studies. The Chinese model of TikTok, which is named Douyin, additionally maintained its dominance in China by retaining its first place.
In Asia (excluding China), TikTok continued to be in the second place in phrases of complete downloads, whereas Facebook retained its first rank, the compiled knowledge exhibits.
TikTok was amongst greater than 200 apps that have been banned in India between June and September final yr.
“The total viewing time for TikTok in the US and UK is longer than that for YouTube, and short videos will continue to attract attention,” stated Chuzen Kin, advertising and marketing supervisor at App Annie, as quoted by Nikkei Asia.
Of the prime 10 most downloaded apps in the world in 2020, seven have been developed in the US and 4 of them have been owned by Facebook. These 4 — WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook Messenger in addition to the firm’s authentic Facebook app — have been amongst the prime 5 most downloaded apps worldwide.
Unlike TikTok, its homegrown competitor Likee fell to the eighth rank on the world downloads chart in 2020 from the sixth place recorded a yr earlier. The latest outrage about WhatsApp’s privateness coverage replace has additionally helped Telegram acquire some momentum and shift from eighth to seventh rank globally.
Nikkei Asia has not offered the actual variety of downloads every of the prime 10 most downloaded apps acquired in 2020. Also, official app shops corresponding to the Apple’s App Store and the Google Play retailer seem to be the sources for the knowledge.
