{"id":6248,"date":"2022-12-12T15:26:10","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T09:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vervelogic.com\/blog\/?p=6248"},"modified":"2022-12-13T15:26:17","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T09:56:17","slug":"app-download-and-usage-statistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vervelogic.com\/blog\/app-download-and-usage-statistics\/","title":{"rendered":"Best App Downloads and Usage of 2022- Statistics and Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"

With 2.7 billion smartphone users across the world, it is no surprise that the mobile app<\/a> industry is thriving. According to Statista, The Apple Store has now, 1.6 million apps<\/a> available for download while Google Playstore has 3.55 million Apps<\/a> to download from.<\/b><\/p>\n

There are above 5 billion mobile users across the world with global internet penetration.<\/p>\n

The number of mobile app downloads each year has been steadily increasing- in 2016, there were 200 billion<\/a> app downloads in total in 2019. That number is projected to grow to 230 billion in the year 2020 and approx 300 billion by 2023.<\/p>\n

The trend of downloading apps in 2020 has been a little different than before, especially after the lockdown worldwide, and many people are connecting online through various apps.<\/p>\n

Key App Download Statistics<\/b><\/h2>\n

->The average count of new apps released daily (worldwide) on the Apple App Store is 1236 and around 3739 apps are added to Play Store every day.<\/b><\/p>\n

->SensorTower identifies TikTok as the most downloaded app on Google Play Store while Zoom App has topped the list on Apple Store.<\/b><\/p>\n

->Overall, TikTok is the most downloaded app of 2022 with more than 175 million downloads, far more numbers than in 2021.<\/b><\/p>\n

->In 2022, Apple App Store has in total of 984,000 gaming apps while Google Play Store has 385,551 gaming apps to choose from. This includes both free and paid gaming apps.<\/b><\/p>\n

->Gaming Apps like Subway Surfers and Call of Duty: Mobile have come under the category of most downloaded apps of 2022.<\/b><\/p>\n

->Gaming apps and Social Networking apps are the most popular categories among users, both Play Store as well as App Store.<\/b><\/p>\n

->90% of iOS apps on the Apple App Store are free, and only 10% of apps are paid. On the other hand, 69% of apps on the Google Play store are free of cost while 31% of apps need payment. Google Play Store has increased the number of paid apps.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

->Mobile apps are expected to generate $430.90 billion in revenue in 2022<\/b><\/p>\n

->70% of all digital media usage comes from mobile apps.<\/b><\/p>\n

->An average smartphone owner uses 30 apps each month.<\/b><\/p>\n

App Download Statistics and Market<\/i><\/b><\/h2>\n

Apps cannot succeed without download- you could own the best app in the globe and yet, if no one downloads it, you would have nothing out of it.<\/p>\n

In 2022, aside from gaming apps, both the Play Store and App Store have witnessed an immense amount of increase in the download of social networking and online meeting apps.<\/p>\n

In Apple App Store, the Top 10 most downloaded apps in 2022 are-<\/strong><\/h2>\n

-> TikTok<\/p>\n

-> YouTube<\/p>\n

-> Instagram<\/p>\n

-> Snapchat<\/p>\n

-> Facebook<\/p>\n

-> Messenger<\/p>\n

-> Google Maps<\/p>\n

-> Gmail<\/p>\n

-> Zoom<\/p>\n

-> Amazon Shopping<\/p>\n

As for Google Play Store, the Top 10 most downloaded apps of 2020 are-<\/strong><\/h2>\n

-> WhatsApp<\/p>\n

-> Facebook<\/p>\n

-> Messenger<\/p>\n

-> Instagram<\/p>\n

-> TikTok<\/p>\n

-> Zoom<\/p>\n

-> Subway Surfers<\/p>\n

-> Candy Crush Saga<\/p>\n

-> Snapchat<\/p>\n

-> Spotify<\/p>\n

Finally, the Overall Top 10 downloaded apps have been sorted out as the following-<\/strong><\/h2>\n

1) TikTok<\/b><\/h3>\n

With a total download of a whopping 111.9 million, TikTok has seen huge growth in 2020. 20% of its downloads were from India(before the ban) and 9.3% from the US.<\/p>\n

2<\/b>) ZOOM<\/b><\/h3>\n

The second most-installed app in the Overall Downloads category, ZOOM has ranked first in Apple Store downloads and third in Google Play downloads. With nearly 94.6 million installs, ZOOM is the most used app for online meetings and virtual classrooms. 17% of its downloads were in the US and India.<\/p>\n

The significant growth in the app\u2019s download is primarily contributed to the lockdown implemented worldwide due to Covid-19. Offices and educational institutions have relayed on ZOOM for the continuation of work-life as well as courses.<\/p>\n

3<\/b>) WhatsApp<\/b><\/h3>\n

With more than 100 million downloads, WhatsApp<\/a> has been ranked 3rd in Overall Downloads. It is one of the most popular and widely used chat applications by Facebook and it also supports communication between international phone networks, one of the many reasons for its high and rising popularity among smartphone users.<\/p>\n

4<\/b>) Facebook<\/b><\/h3>\n

Facebook<\/a> is the world\u2019s most popular social networking application and has been ranked 4th in this list. The Facebook app is used almost everywhere in the world for social and business communication.<\/p>\n

5) Messenger<\/b><\/h3>\n

Facebook Messenger has managed to sack 5th place in the list, mostly due to its ability to enhance the Facebook app experience and simple and convenient functioning.<\/p>\n

6) Instagram<\/b><\/h3>\n

Instagram<\/a> has been proven to be a great help in dropshipping business during Covid-19. Also, due to the worldwide lockdown, Instagram has witnessed a significant rise in downloads and users, earning the app 6th position on the list.<\/p>\n

7) Google Map<\/b><\/h3>\n

Ranked 7th in this list, Google Maps is being widely used for navigation and location tracking. It is a very useful app for finding ways because GPS is very accurate.<\/p>\n

8) YouTube<\/b><\/h3>\n

There might be rarely anyone who has not heard of YouTube- the largest host of videos on the planet that even offers a monetization option to the users. YouTube has managed to gain 9th place on this list. This video-sharing and viewing application can work on both mobile and desktop devices.<\/p>\n

9) Snapchat<\/b><\/h3>\n

Snapchat is a social networking as well as a messaging application that can only be used through a dedicated mobile application. The app allows users to chat with other Snapchat users and send snaps in the form of images, videos, and bitmojis making it hugely popular, especially among the younger masses, gaining Snapchat 10th place in Overall Downloads.<\/p>\n

10) Gaming Apps<\/b><\/h3>\n

It is not only the social networking apps that have gained an enormous amount of popularity in 2022, gaming apps run equally with the social networking apps in the race, here are the Top 10 Most Downloaded Gaming Apps of 2022.<\/p>\n

Top 10 Most-Downloaded Gaming Apps 2022<\/b><\/h2>\n