These are the most downloaded apps so far in 2022

Almost into the 5th month of the year, we already know the list of most downloaded applications so far in the year 2022 , probably many of them will not surprise you because you already use them, but there are some that you probably did not know that enters that top of downloads.

The study has been carried out by Sensor Tower and said document includes, among other data, the downloads of applications at a global level that have been made from the AppStore and Google Play Store , app stores corresponding to the iOS and Android systems, respectively. .

A curious fact that is revealed is that, depending on which application we look at, it is possible that it has been downloaded more in the Google Play Store or in the AppStore, although what is clear is that there have been many more downloads of almost all the apps from Google Play.

Most downloaded apps from the AppStore

First of all, these are the applications from most to least downloaded on iOS devices (iPhone + iPad) through the AppStore in Q1 2022:

1. TikTok.
2. Youtube.
3. WhatsApp.
4. Instagram.
5. Facebook.
6. CapCut.
7. Messenger.
8. Google Maps.
9. WeChat.
10. Gmail.
11. Telegram.
12. Zoom.
13. Google Chrome.
14. Netflix.
15. Google.
16. Spotify.
17. Twitter.
18. Taobao.
19. PinDuoDuo.
20. Snapchat.

It is surprising again that TikTok is once again at the top of a ranking, this time for reaching 70 million downloads in just 3 months only on the AppStore for iOS devices, with the iPhone being the device on which the application has been downloaded the most. .

In second and third place we find other classic apps such as YouTube and WhatsApp, followed by Instagram and Facebook, the latter with more than 30 million downloads, less than half of those achieved by TikTok in the same period of time in 2022.

Most downloaded apps from the Google Play Store

The truth is that the list of most downloaded apps through the Google Play Store , that is, through Android devices, does not have the same order as that of the apps obtained through the AppStore. Let’s see what is the list here from most downloaded to least:

1. Instagram.
2. Facebook.
3. TikTok.
4. Shopee.
5. WhatsApp.
6. Telegram.
7. Snapchat.
8. Messenger.
9. WhatsAppBusiness.
10. Spotify.
11. CapCut.
12. Meshho.
13. Zoom.
14. MaSpeed.
15. StarMaker.
16. True Caller.
17. MXPlayer.
18. Amazon.
19. FastCandy.
20. Shopsy.

Here the most downloaded app far exceeds the 70 million downloads that TikTok accumulates on iOS devices, it is Instagram , which in just the first 3 months of 2022 has been downloaded just over 120 million times, followed closely by Facebook.

Two things are surprising from this list: the appearance of the Shopee app above WhatsApp , with almost 100 million downloads. For those who don’t know, Shopee is an e-commerce app where you can buy all kinds of clothes and shoes at great discounts.

It also highlights the presence of Snapchat a little below, when on iOS it is the one with the fewest downloads. In general, it can be concluded that there have been many more downloads from the Google Play Store than from the AppStore.

Most downloaded games in Q1 2022

At the game level, depending on whether we look at the Google Play Store or the AppStore, the list of games changes, so let’s see the downloaded games ordered from most to least downloaded in each of the stores :

Most downloaded apps in Europe

If we look at data exclusively from Europe, the lists of applications that have obtained the most downloads during Q1 of 2022 also change, let’s see what they are in both stores ordered from more to less downloads: