According to data analytics platform App Annie’s annual report on mobile trends, the coronavirus pandemic has accelerated our mobile usage by two to three years. One of the biggest areas of growth this year has been spending on mobile devices. In this, people have spent most of their time on business apps, which has increased by 200 percent.
Downloads and consumer spend data are captured jointly by Google Play and iOS as of November 2020, although iOS results are displayed only for China. Combined monthly active users on iPhone and Android phones are based on data from January to October 2020, excluding China.
The top 10 worldwide most downloaded apps include the top 5 apps followed by apps like Facebook Messenger, Google Meet, Snapchat, Telegram and Like.
However, Facebook-owned apps have made their mark in the list of active users. The top 4 apps present in this list are from Facebook only, in which Facebook is at the top, WhatsApp is at second place, Facebook Messenger is at third place and Instagram is at fourth place.
In the list of apps on which users have spent the most, Tinder is at the top position, followed by TikTok at 15th position. YouTube, Disney+ and Tencent Video are the next names in this list. According to the report, Disney+ has had a great year in terms of growth following its rollout in European and Latin America markets.
Free Fire has become the most downloaded game worldwide, followed by games like Subway Surfers, Among Us, PUBG Mobile, and Gardenscapes: New Acres in the list. It has been mentioned in the report that this year has also been very good for Among Us in terms of growth and active users.
