SensorTowerTikTok Clocks 1.5 Billion Downloads on The App Store and Google Play
Summary
TikTok, from ByteDance, has exceeded 1.5 billion downloads on App Store and Google Play, according to Sensor Tower. It was the 4th most downloaded non-gaming app in 2018 with 655.8 million installs, and in 2019 it's 3rd with 614 million downloads so far, behind WhatsApp and Messenger but ahead of Facebook and Instagram. India is the largest market, contributing 466.8 million downloads (31% of total), followed by China (173.2 million, 11.5%) and the US (123.8 million, 8.2%).
In 2019, India drove 45% of global installs. Lifetime user spending reached $175 million, with China accounting for $84.5 million (48.3%), the US $62.4 million (35.7%), and Great Britain $6.9 million (3.9%). So far in 2019, user spending totaled $115.3 million, peaking at $18.2 million in October.
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