Yahoo Finance Chart: The world's most downloaded apps in 2019
Not all apps are made equal – and some are much, much more popular than others.
Apps like WhatsApp and Tiktok, for example.
The instant messaging and video-sharing platforms were the two most-downloaded apps last year around the globe, according to a report by SensorTower.
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WhatsApp amassed more than 850 million downloads across the world, while Tiktok saw more than 700 million downloads.
Coming in a close third was Facebook’s Messenger, followed by the Facebook app itself.
Instagram came in at fifth place.
The global app economy is expected to reach US $6.3 trillion (AU $9.25 trillion) by 2021, according to forecast figures by App Annie.
Venture Capitalist put together a graphic of 2019’s most downloaded apps:
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