TikTok Beat Facebook to Become Most Downloaded App within the World: Nikkei Asia

TikTok surpassed Facebook to turn into essentially the most downloaded app on this planet in 2020, in line with enterprise journal Nikkei Asia, citing a world survey of app downloads. The journal stated that the Chinese short-video app topped the listing of social media suppliers for the primary time for the reason that research was first carried out in 2018. TikTok notably managed to mark its development within the midst of dealing with nationwide bans final yr in markets together with India. The development of TikTok within the app world has majorly impacted Facebook, the US-based social networking big that had 4 of the highest 10 most downloaded apps on this planet in 2020.

The information compiled by Nikkei Asia from analytics platform App Annie shows that TikTok moved to the primary rank on the chart of essentially the most downloaded apps worldwide in 2020 from its fourth place in 2019. Facebook, then again, remained on the second place, however its messaging app — Facebook Messenger — moved from first to the fifth place.

Just like its worldwide development, TikTok managed to turn into essentially the most downloaded app within the US in 2020, overtaking Facebook Messenger, Nikkei Asia experiences. The Chinese model of TikTok, which known as Douyin, additionally maintained its dominance in China by retaining its first place.

In Asia (excluding China), TikTok continued to be within the second place when it comes to whole downloads, whereas Facebook retained its first rank, the compiled information reveals.

TikTok was amongst greater than 200 apps that had 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 supervisor at App Annie, as quoted by Nikkei Asia.

Of the highest 10 most downloaded apps on this planet in 2020, seven had been developed within the US and 4 of them had been owned by Facebook. These 4 — WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook Messenger in addition to the corporate’s unique Facebook app — had been among the many high 5 most downloaded apps worldwide.

Unlike TikTok, its homegrown competitor Likee fell to the eighth rank on the worldwide 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 precise variety of downloads every of the highest 10 most downloaded apps acquired in 2020. Also, official app shops such because the Apple’s App Store and the Google Play retailer seem like the sources for the info.