Social networks, entertainment, games: what are the most downloaded apps in 2022?

Posted On: September 7, 2023

(ETX Daily Up) – We use it every day. Apps highlight our digital life. But which are the most downloaded in 2022? Find out the ranking of the most popular social networks, platforms and games in 2022.

There is something for every taste. Whether it’s watching series, relaxing while playing games, or communicating on social networks. Some apps are more used and especially downloaded than others. For the sixth time, platform Apptopia analyzed data for the most downloaded apps on the App Store and Google Play, across various categories, between January 1, 2022 and December 20, 2022. Note that for China, only data on iOS is available.

Results ? Overall, TikTok takes the top spot with 672 million downloads worldwide, for the third time in a row. The Chinese giant also established itself in the United States with 99 million downloads in 2022. Bytedance company had a busy year in 2022 with over one billion cumulative downloads between TikTok and CapCut, the video editing software used heavily on the network. Chinese social. and which was downloaded 357 million times worldwide in 2022.

Meta follows in the footsteps of its Asian competitors with Instagram (548 million downloads) and WhatsApp (424 million downloads)are ranked second and third respectively in the world, while Facebook is in 8th place, behind Telegram which ranks 6th with 310 million downloads.

In the “Entertainment” category, TikTok is back in first place, ahead of Netflix and YouTube. Even in the United States, the Chinese giant is transcending streaming platforms.

Among the most downloaded social networks, TikTok is not included in the ranking. This platform is defined primarily as an entertainment platform. It is Instagram that is benefiting from this situation with 547 million downloads worldwide in 2022, followed by WhatsApp with 424 million downloads, and Telegram with 310 million downloads. Meta has a lot of presence in the ranking along with Facebook, Messenger, and Facebook Lite which are ranked 4th, 5th, and 7th respectively. In the United States, Mark Zuckerberg’s company had great success by becoming the leader in the first four rankings in a row: Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, and Facebook.

We also note the breakthrough BeReal, which has become a real sensation across the Atlantic with 31 million downloads and 91 million worldwide.

Lastly, games have also enlivened the daily life of Internet users and especially “Subway Surfers” which reached 304 million downloads worldwide and 51.4 million downloads on floors America.

General classification

Top 10 most downloaded apps in the world in 2022