Summary
According to Sensor Tower's Store Intelligence, TikTok was the most downloaded non-game app worldwide in January 2020, with over 104.7 million installs, a 46% increase from January 2019. The countries with the most TikTok downloads were India (34.4%) and Brazil (10.4%). WhatsApp ranked second with nearly 90.6 million installs, up 10% year-over-year, led by India (35.3%) and Brazil (9.4%).
Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger rounded out the top five. The data includes downloads from the App Store and Google Play, excluding Apple and Google pre-installed apps, and counts unique installs. Android estimates do not include third-party stores.
The report also notes that users can access historical performance metrics on the Sensor Tower platform. The full top 10 ranking is not included in this excerpt but is mentioned as available.
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