TikTok became the most downloaded non-gaming app in October 2020
The Sensor Tower analytics platform continues to track the level of popularity of mobile applications by regularly publishing relevant reports. This time, data was presented regarding the popularity of non-gaming mobile applications in October 2020. The confident leader in the reporting period was the mobile client of the popular short video service TikTok, which is the undisputed leader in downloads from the App Store and Play Store.
According to Sensor Tower, the TikTok app was downloaded approximately 66 million times in the past month, up 9.5% from October 2019. The most popular application was Douyin (a version of the service for the Chinese market). The residents of the Celestial Empire account for 12% of the total number of downloads of the TikTok client, and another 10% of downloads were provided by users from Brazil.
The second most popular non-gaming application in October was the WhatsApp messenger, which is owned by Facebook. Worldwide, the messenger’s mobile client has been downloaded more than 57 million times. About 30% of total WhatsApp downloads come from India, and another 10% from Nigeria. Sensor Tower’s five most popular mobile apps in October include Facebook and Instagram clients, as well as the popular video conferencing service Zoom.
It is worth noting that the statistics provided by Sensor Tower are based on data on downloading applications from the official digital content stores App Store and Play Store. When generating reports, data on downloads of Apple applications and pre-installed Android applications are not taken into account. Only unique downloads are taken into account.
