TikTok Sured Facebook to Become Most ed App Worldwide in 2020 372lx Nikkei Asia

TikTok moved to the number one rank among the most ed apps worldwide in 2020 from its fourth position in 2019. 4c4i55

By Jagmeet Singh | Updated: 10 August 2021 16:31 IST

TikTok Sured Facebook to Become Most ed App Worldwide in 2020: Nikkei Asia

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TikTok managed to take on Facebook in the midst of its nationwide ban in India

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TikTok overtook Facebook to become the world’s most ed app
Facebook continued to be on the second position
TikTok moved from the second to first position in the US

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TikTok sured Facebook to become the most ed app in the world in 2020, according to business journal Nikkei Asia, citing a global survey of app s. The journal said that the Chinese short-video app topped the list of social media providers for the first time since the study was first conducted in 2018. TikTok notably managed to mark its growth in the midst of facing nationwide bans last year in markets including India. The growth of TikTok in the app world has majorly impacted Facebook, the US-based social networking giant that had four of the top 10 most ed apps in the world in 2020.

The data compiled by Facebook Messenger — moved from first to the fifth position.

Just like its worldwide growth, TikTok managed to become the most ed app in the US in 2020, overtaking Facebook Messenger, Nikkei Asia reports. The Chinese version of TikTok, which is called Douyin, also maintained its dominance in China by retaining its first position.

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In Asia (excluding China), TikTok continued to be in the second position in of total s, while Facebook retained its first rank, the compiled data shows.

TikTok June and September last year.

“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,” said Chuzen Kin, marketing manager at App Annie, as quoted by Nikkei Asia.

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Of the top 10 most ed apps in the world in 2020, seven were developed in the US and four of them were owned by Facebook. These four — Instagram, and Facebook Messenger as well as the company's original Facebook app — were among the top five most ed apps worldwide.

Unlike TikTok, its homegrown competitor Telegram gain some momentum and shift from eighth to seventh rank globally.

Nikkei Asia has not provided the exact number of s each of the top 10 most ed apps received in 2020. Also, official app stores such as the Apple's App Store and the Google Play store appear to be the sources for the data.

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