TikTok Becomes Most Installed Non-Gaming App Worldwide In August; Check Top 5 Apps In The List

TikTok and Zoom are reported to be the most-installed non-gaming apps in the world. Followed by Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

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New Delhi: Even though Chinese short video app TikTok has faced several challenges recently, it is reported to be the most downloaded non-gaming app in the work for Augusts with over  63.3 million installs, an increase of 1.6 percent from August 2019.  According to a report by data analytics firm Sensor Tower, Indonesia at 11 percent and Brazil at 9 percent were the countries where the app was installed by most. "Our estimates include downloads for the App Store and Google Play worldwide between August 1, 2019 and August 31, 2020. Apple apps and Google pre-installed apps are excluded. We report unique installs only. Android estimates do not include third-party stores," the analytics firm wrote in a statement. TikTok's recent troubles with India ban and then attack from the US administration, were expected to dent the app's userbase as most of its users were previously reported to be from the US and then India. Meanwhile, the video conferencing App 'Zoom' has been reported to be the second-most downloaded non-gaming app across the world last month with over 52.2 million installs, 22.2 times its downloads from August 2019. Despite advisory by the Indian government over the use of Zoom App, most of its downloads came from India at 25 percent, followed by the US at 19.5 percent. The following three are dominated by Facebook and its products as Facebook's own app, Instagram, and WhatsApp completed the list of top five most installed non-gaming apps worldwide for the month. WATCH | Good News For Gamers As PUBG Breaks Ties Tencent For India Operations