Popular apps

We all have our favourite apps! According to a new report from RiskIQ, the total number of mobile apps on the planet has now reached a massive 8.93 million.

Here are just a handful of the most popular apps in 2022. (Source: https://www.businessofapps.com/data/most-popularapps/)

Entertainment

TikTok is by far the most popular entertainment app, with 672 million downloads to second place Netflix’s 165 million. Netflix remains the most popular video subscription service, beating out Amazon Prime Video and Disney+.

Games

Subway Surfers held onto the title of most downloaded game in 2022, with 304 million downloads.

Social

Instagram was the most popular social app in 2022 with 547 million downloads, followed by Facebook and WhatsApp.

Business

WhatsApp Business was the most downloaded business app in 2022 with its 198 million downloads beating out Zoom and Microsoft Teams. The majority of its downloads are from India.

MUSIC & AUDIO

Spotify continues to be far ahead of other competitors in music and audio, with its 238 million downloads more than double second place StarMaker.