TikTok It has become the world’s favorite and most downloaded application of 2020 above Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, which are owned by Mark Zuckerberg. In fact, it is the first time that the famous short video application occupies the throne since, in 2018, the study on the most popular applications worldwide began to be managed.
Thanks to the data issued by App Annie, the newspaper Nikkei Asia made a ranking with the most popular applications in the world, but also within the Asian continent during 2020. It is striking that TikTok managed to climb three positions since in 2019 it occupied the fourth position. Thus, the Chinese app obtains the crown globally above Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook Messenger, Snapchat, Telegram, Likee, Pinterest Y Twitter, social network that holds in tenth position. However, the world TOP shows that the United States continues to be the country of origin with a significant number of applications.
In Asia, Facebook did rank first within the ranking of most downloaded apps of 2020, but it follows very closely, in second position, TikTok. Then they appear WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook Messenger, Snack Video, Telegram, Snapchat, Truecaller Y Likee, which occupies the tenth position.
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It is curious that TikTok enjoys great popularity after former President Donald Trump threatened to ban the video app due to the apparent risk of handling personal data of US citizens. During his tenure, in 2020, Trump asked the company to sell its operations in the United States, otherwise it would be completely vetoed. But according to information from Nikkei Asia, TikTok’s popularity grew by leaps and bounds during the pandemic, when it became the leading download in Europe, South America, and the United States.
“Total watch time for TikTok in the US and UK is higher than YouTube, and short videos will continue to attract attention,” said Chuzen Kin, marketing manager at App Annie, a market intelligence company. Of applications. In terms of content, music is becoming more popular.
Brenda Medel I love watching, talking, writing and dreaming about movies. My favorite series is called The Twilight Zone. I am always singing. I never stop thinking about food and I don’t even take off my sunglasses to sleep.
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