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Ranked: The World’s Most Popular Apps by Downloads

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the most popular apps by downloads in 2022

Ranked: The World’s Most Popular Apps by Downloads

In our fast-paced, tech-centric world, mobile apps have become integral to our daily lives. The world’s most popular apps have transformed the way we work, interact with others, and entertain ourselves.

However, this ever-evolving digital world requires apps to stay on top of the latest trends to survive growing and often-changing competition. For example, the COVID-19 pandemic forced people indoors, leading to a rise in demand for online dating, fitness, and work-related apps.

In this treemap, Truman Du highlights the most popular apps in 2022 using download data tracked by Business of Apps.

The Most Popular Apps in 2022

TikTok was the most popular app worldwide by downloads in 2022, maintaining its title for the fourth consecutive year. The video platform had 672 million downloads in 2022, with the company also doubling its annual revenue to $9.4 billion according to Business of Apps.

RankAppTypeDownloads (2022)
1TikTokEntertainment672M
2InstagramSocial547M
3FacebookSocial449M
4WhatsAppSocial424M
5TelegramSocial310M
6Subway SurfersGames304M
7Stumble GuysGames254M
8SpotifyMusic238M
9SheinShopping229M
10MessengerSocial210M
11MeeshoShopping210M
12RobloxGames208M
13ShopeeShopping203M
14AmazonShopping195M
15NetflixEntertainment165M
16TwitterSocial159M
17YouTubeEntertainment154M
18Disney+Entertainment147M
19ShopsyShopping141M
20Candy Crush SagaGames138M
21Race Master 3DGames128M
22McDonaldsFood127M
23Amazon Prime VideoEntertainment123M
248Ball PoolGames120M
25FlipKartShopping115M
26Google MapsTravel113M
27Fifa MobileGames111M
28Merge & FightGames110M
29Garena Free FireGames109M
30Bridge RaceGames107M
31UberTravel107M
32DiscordSocial105M
33YouTube KidsEntertainment99M
34DuolingoEducation98M
35WeChatSocial96M
36StarMakerMusic96M
37PhonePeMoney Transfer94M
38PayPalMoney Transfer92M
39BeRealSocial91M
40PinterestSocial90M
41HBO MaxEntertainment87M
42Booking.comTravel80M
43PinduoduoShopping79M
44MX PlayerEntertainment74M
45Toca Life WorldEducation72M
46ShazamMusic71M
47Google PayMoney Transfer69M
48AlibabaShopping66M
49CashAppMoney Transfer66M
50YouTube MusicMusic65M
51HotstarEntertainment64M
52LazadaShopping64M
53TinderDating64M
54BinanceCrypto64M
55Pluto TVEntertainment61M
56RessoMusic61M
57Uber EatsFood60M
58PaytmMoney Transfer60M
59AliPayMoney Transfer59M
60Mercado LibreShopping58M
61AirbnbTravel52M
62Google EarthTravel51M
63SweatcoinHealth51M
64Blood pressureHealth51M
65SoundCloudMusic49M
66NuBankMoney Transfer49M
67Where is my TrainTravel46M
68Amazon MusicMusic44M
69Wynk MusicMusic43M
70Peduli LindungiHealth43M
71DoorDashFood42M
72PhotomathEducation42M
73DANA DompetMoney Transfer42M
74inDriveTravel41M
75Airtel ThanksMoney Transfer41M
76Crypto.comCrypto41M
77Google ClassroomEducation40M
78BrainlyEducation40M
79CoinbaseCrypto40M
80Caixa TemMoney Transfer38M
81AutoNaviTravel37M
82Beat Maker ProMusic36M
83BoltTravel36M
84Baby Panda's SupermarketEducation36M
85Music PlayerMusic35M
86StarbucksFood34M
87Home WorkoutHealth34M
88Toca KitchenEducation33M
89FloHealth33M
90GrabFood31M
91Coloring GamesEducation31M
92ZomatoFood29M
93Lucky StepHealth29M
94FlightRadar24Travel28M
95Baby Panda's ClubhouseEducation28M
96BumbleDating28M
97Da FitHealth28M
98Picture ThisEducation27M
99Six Pack in 30 DaysHealth27M
100BadooDating26M
101FitCoachHealth26M
102TantanDating24M
103ZeppHealth24M
104ele.meFood23M
105TooGoodToGoFood21M
106foodpandaFood20M
107SwiggyFood19M
108TrustCrypto16M
109GrindrDating14M
110HingeDating13M
111Plenty of FishDating11M
112HappnDating10M
113MOMODating9M
114JAUMODating9M
115eToroCrypto8M
116Coinbase WalletCrypto7M
117CoinMarketCapCrypto7M
118CoinSwitchCrypto7M
119VoyagerCrypto6M
120BtcTurkCrypto4M

Interestingly, TikTok is the only app from a Chinese company to see this level of success in international markets. And that’s despite being banned from countries including India and, for a short period, Pakistan.

Otherwise, social media apps fill the remaining four of the top five most-downloaded spots. Meta is the most prominent there with Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp, while Facebook Messenger tied with the shopping app Meeshu for 10th place.

Meanwhile, Telegram, the cloud-based instant messaging service created with the intent of challenging Facebook Messenger, placed 5th with 310 million downloads.

AI Apps Are Gaining Popularity, Fast

In 2020 and 2021, many essential business apps including Zoom and Microsoft Teams grew quickly and saw massive success.

While downloads for these apps fell in 2022, many other travel, food, and shopping-centered apps including Google Maps, McDonald’s, and Shein helped fill the void.

However, it was artificial intelligence apps including Lensa AI and ChatGPT were the ones that saw the greatest spike towards the end of last year. Could these same AI-infused apps help lead the pack in terms of downloads for the most popular apps of 2023?

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Ranked: The World’s Top 10 Electronics Exporters (2000-2021)

Here are the largest electronics exporters by country, highlighting how electronics trade has increasingly shifted to Asia over 20 years.

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Visualized: The Top 10 Electronics Exporters in the World

Top 10 Electronics Exporters in the World (2000-2021)

From personal computers to memory chips, the electronics trade plays a vital role in the world economy. In 2021, global electronics exports reached $4.1 trillion according to McKinsey Global Institute.

This graphic shows the 10 largest electronics exporters in the world, based on data from McKinsey, and how they’ve changed since 2000.

Ranked: The Top 10 Exporters of Electronics

Which countries are the leading exporters of electronics, and how has this shifted over the last two decades?

RankCountryShare of Total 2021Share of Total 2000
1🇨🇳 China34%9%
2🇹🇼 Taiwan11%6%
3🇰🇷 South Korea7%5%
4🇻🇳 Vietnam5%N/A
5🇲🇾 Malaysia5%5%
6🇯🇵 Japan4%13%
7🇺🇸 United States4%16%
8🇩🇪 Germany4%5%
9🇲🇽 Mexico3%3%
10🇹🇭 Thailand3%N/A
Other20%30%

We can see in the above table how global electronics trade has become more concentrated in Asia, specifically China and Taiwan. As an electronics powerhouse, 34% of the world’s electronic goods in 2021 came from China, representing $1.4 trillion in value.

Home to leading firms like TSMC, Taiwan also plays a major role due to its prowess in semiconductor manufacturing—highlighting the island’s global importance.

But not all of Asia has been thriving. In 2000, Japan was a global electronics powerhouse responsible for 13% of the industry’s exports, but has seen its share shrink to 4% in 2021. The U.S. has also sheen its electronics lead shrink, with exports down from 16% of the global total in 2000 to just 4% in 2021.

Several factors have driven this shift. Instead of manufacturing electronics domestically, the U.S. has outsourced technology to countries where manufacturing, production, and labor costs are lower. However, recently, the U.S. is focusing on reshoring semiconductor production specifically given its role in national security, as seen through the $52.7 billion CHIPS Act.

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