Android and iOS Top apps: SensorTower's new data for the first quarter of 2019 reveals the most downloaded applications on the two major mobile platforms.
The Results it was probably to be expected.
Overall, WhatsApp is the best application on both Android and iOS platforms with more than 223 million new installs during the quarter.
It is followed by the Messenger app and the TikTok app. Facebook and Instagram are the next apps, bringing the number of Facebook-owned apps on 4 to 5.
"The top 10 applications were the same as in the previous quarter, with the top five maintaining their ratings from Q4 2018.
Biugo video editing app and photo editing app PicsArt first entered the top 20 apps worldwide in the first quarter of 2019. Young people users from India helped both apps achieve new install highs in the quarter,” he says the SensorTower.
As for the App Store, TikTok was the first application in the quarter with at least 33 million downloads, while the YouTube app is second. Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger and Facebook were next to and once again make Facebook a top developer on the platform.
"The TikTok app was the most downloaded app on the App Store for the fifth quarter in a row at No. 1. The YouTube app was No. 2 for the second quarter in a row. The Twitter had 11,7 million downloads on the App Store in Q1 2019, making it the most trafficked app. It was Twitter's highest download total since Q1 2015 with an increase of 3,6% year-over-year,” the company said in its analysis.
For the Android platform, WhatsApp was the first application with 199 million downloads, followed by Messenger, TikTok, Facebook and Instagram.
This time YouTube is far behind, mainly because the app is pre-installed on the majority of Android devices.
However, the YouTube Kids app showed an increase of at least 291% on a quarterly basis, reaching 29 million downloads in the first quarter.
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