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5 most downloaded applications worldwide in first half of 2022
Apptopia, a platform specialized in applications, has released the ranking on the five most downloaded applications globally in the first half of 2022, the Anews reported.
Here is the list where a Chinese company unsurprisingly is coming at the top.
5- CAPCUT
CapCut web is an online, free video editor with tons of features. It's easy to use, no need for video editing experience. It also provides a variety of high-quality materials with copyright for commercial use. It is coming in fifth place with 169 million downloads between January and June.
4- SNAPCHAT
SNAPCHAT is an American multimedia instant messaging app and service developed by Snap Inc., originally Snapchat Inc. One of the principal features of Snapchat is that pictures and messages are usually only available for a short time before they become inaccessible to their recipients. Snapchat comes in fourth place. The social media app recorded 174 million new users in the first half of the year.
3- WHATSAPP
WHATSAPP Messenger, or simply WhatsApp, is an internationally available freeware, cross-platform centralized instant messaging and voice-over-IP service owned by American company Meta Platforms. Whatsapp is in third place in the list. It had nearly 220 million downloads in the first six months of the year.
4- INSTAGRAM
Coming in number four is Instagram, another very popular social media application that actually drew criticism lately for introducing TikTok-style videos.
It registered 280 million downloads in this period of time.
Instagram is a photo and video sharing social networking service founded in 2010 by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, and later acquired by American company Facebook Inc., now known as Meta Platforms. The app allows users to upload media that can be edited with filters and organized by hashtags and geographical tagging.
5- TIKTOK
TikTok tops the list, having 317 million downloads worldwide, continuing to reign the ranking lists. TikTok, known in China as Douyin, is a short-form video hosting service owned by Chinese company ByteDance. It hosts a variety of short-form user videos, from genres like pranks, stunts, tricks, jokes, dance, and entertainment with durations from 15 seconds to ten minutes.
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