Chinese app TikTok’s dream run continues around the world in 2022. The app banned in India in June 2020 was the most downloaded app globally during the first quarter of the year 2022, according to SensorTower. TikTok maintained its position as the top grossing non-game app overall in China, including Douyin on iOS. The app emerged at the top of both the stores, apple app store And Google Play shop. This means the app is the most downloaded app on both iPhones as well Android Smartphones.
First download on the App Store and Google Play climbed 1.1 percent Y/Y in 1Q22, reaching 36.8 billion downloads. Both platforms saw roughly the same growth, with Apple’s market growing 1.2 percent Y/Y to 8.5 billion downloads and Google’s store growing by 1.1 percent Y/Y to 28.3 billion. TikTok saw the highest number of downloads on both the marketplace as well as Apple’s platform. Facebook owner Meta keeps its grip on top of Google Play charts with apps like instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger ranking in the top 10. In 2021, Facebook was the most downloaded app on Google Play, while in the previous quarter, the gap moved to Instagram, which posted 125.8 million installs for the first time. On the App Store and Google Play, TikTok has been installed over 186 million times globally.
Android users spent the most on Google One
Google’s strategy to restrict storage seems to be paying off. As Android users are now adopting the paid storage services of the company. In terms of revenue, Google One tops the chart with about $250 million on the Google Play store. TikTok generated $821 million in consumer spending in the quarter. On the Google Play Store, it came in second only to Google One.
Mobile game revenue and downloads worldwide
Consumer spending in mobile games declined 7.1 percent Y/Y to $21 billion in 1Q22, with both the App Store and Google Play seeing lower revenue compared to the year-ago period. Mobile games on Apple’s platform saw a decline of about $12.9 billion, a 2.3 percent Y/Y, while Google Play saw its mobile game revenue decline 13.8 percent Y/Y to $8.1 billion.