TikTok tops App Store downloads with 33 million downloads

May 17, 2019 08:48 GMT  ·  By

New data for the first quarter of 2019 reveals the most downloaded apps on mobile platforms, and the results aren’t necessarily surprising.

Overall, WhatsApp is the leading application on Android and iOS with more than 223 million new installs during the quarter, SensorTower says, followed by Messenger and TikTok.  Facebook and Instagram are next, bringing the number of Facebook-owned apps in the top 5 to four.

“The top 10 apps were the same as the previous quarter, with the top five all retaining their rankings from Q4 2018. Video editing app Biugo and photo editing app PicsArt entered the top 20 apps worldwide for the first time in Q1. First-time users in India helped both apps achieve new install highs in the quarter,” SensorTower says.

App Store and Android downloads

When it comes to the App Store, TikTok was the number one application during the quarter with no less than 33 million downloads, with YouTube coming as runner-up. Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, and Facebook were next to once again make Facebook a leading developer on the platform.

“TikTok was the most downloaded app on the App Store for its fifth consecutive quarter in the No. 1 spot. YouTube was No. 2 for the second quarter in a row. Twitter had 11.7 million App Store downloads in Q1 2019, making it the No. 16 most downloaded app. This was Twitter’s highest total since Q1 2015 and a year-over-year increase of 3.6 percent,” the company explains in its analysis.

On Android, WhatsApp was the number one app with 199 million downloads, just ahead of Messenger, TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram. This time YouTube is far behind, mostly because the app comes pre-installed on the majority of Android devices. However, YouTube Kids experienced an increase of no less than 291 percent quarter-over-quarter, reaching 29 million downloads in Q1.

App downloads in the first quarter of 2019

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