Telegram was most likely the most downloaded non-gaming app worldwide in January 2021, with 24 p.c of the full downloads coming from India, in accordance with the latest data from Sensor Tower. The messaging app was downloaded sixty three million occasions last month (which implies India seen spherical 15 million new Telegram clients in January, going by the share given), 3.8 events its downloads in January 2020. The sudden enhance in downloads is likely to be attributed to WhatsApp’s privateness coverage controversy that sparked outrage amongst its clients and pushed many to alter to Telegram. Whereas TikTok received right here in a detailed second adopted by Sign and Facebook, WhatsApp slid to the fifth place from its earlier third place, in January.
In its newest blog put up titled ‘Top Apps Worldwide for January 2021 by Downloads’, Sensor Tower launched that Telegram trumped TikTok and Sign to develop into most likely the most downloaded app globally in January this 12 months. While a very powerful installs have been from India at 24 p.c, Indonesia obtained right here in second with 10 p.c of the full downloads.
TikTok was a detailed second with sixty two million downloads with China accounting for 17 p.c of the downloads, adopted by the US at 10 p.c. TikTok is still banned in India after the federal government’s resolution ultimate 12 months to dam a variety of Chinese apps.
TikTok was probably the most downloaded app in December 2020, in accordance with Sensor Tower, with Telegram not even in the very best 5 checklist. The privateness protection controversy surrounding WhatsApp seemingly pushed clients to vary to Telegram in the month of January as WhatsApp slid from the third place in December 2020 to fifth in January 2021. Sign and Fb took the third and fourth positions in January 2021, respectively, in accordance with Sensor Tower.
Instagram took the sixth place within the checklist of most downloaded non-gaming apps in January 2021, in accordance with the report, adopted by Zoom, MX Taka Tak, Snapchat, and Messenger. Sensor Tower says that its estimates embody downloads for each the App Retailer and the Google Play retailer worldwide between January 1, 2021 and January 31, 2021.
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