Top 10 most-downloaded apps in 2020

TikTok, the video-sharing app developed by Chinese internet company ByteDance, overtook Facebook to become the most downloaded app globally in 2020, according to an industry report by App Annie, a mobile data and analytics service provider.

Facebook ranked second, followed by WhatsApp Messenger, Zoom and Instagram.

The downloads' data is based on combined results from the iOS App Store and Google Play from January to November, 2020.

App Annie analyzed and found the ongoing pandemic has accelerated mobile usage, and business apps saw the largest growth of time spent on an app, which was up 200 percent year-on-year, thanks to conferencing tools such as Zoom.

TikTok is projected to break into the 1 billion monthly active user club in 2021.

Let's take a look at the top 10 most-downloaded apps in 2020:

No 10 Likee

Likee, a Singapore-based short video creation and sharing platform. [Photo/apps.apple.com]

No 9 Telegram

Men pose with smartphones in front of a screen showing the Telegram logo. [Photo/Agencies]

No 8 Snapchat

The Snapchat messaging application is seen on a phone screen. [Photo/Agencies]

No 7 Google Meet

Google Meet is a video-communication service developed by Google. [Photo/apps.apple.com]

No 6 Facebook Messenger

Facebook Messenger is an American messaging app and platform developed by Facebook. [Photo/Agencies]

No 5 Instagram

Silhouettes of mobile users are seen next to a screen projection of the Instagram logo in this picture illustration, on March 28, 2018. [Photo/Agencies]

No 4 Zoom Cloud Meetings

Small toy figures are seen in front of the Zoom logo in this illustration, on March 19, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]

No 3 WhatsApp

Silhouettes of laptop and mobile device users are seen next to a screen projection of the WhatsApp logo in this picture illustration, on March 28, 2018. [Photo/Agencies]

No 2 Facebook

The Facebook logo is displayed on a mobile phone in this picture illustration, on Dec 2, 2019. [Photo/Agencies]

No 1 TikTok

The TikTok logo is pictured outside the company's US head office in Culver City, California, on Sept 15, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]

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