Tiktok, the video social networking app, reached 1.5 billion downloads on the App Store and Google Play, according to the latest estimate from Sensor Tower, mobile app analytics firm.
With its new milestone, Tiktok becomes the third most downloadable non-gaming app worldwide this year, behind WhatsApp (707.4 million) and Messenger (636.2 million). Facebook and Instagram sit on the fourth and fifth place with 587 million and 376.2 million downloads, respectively.
Last year, the video social networking app was downloaded by 655.8 million users. Based on the numbers, Tiktok is becoming increasingly more popular worldwide.
According to the mobile app analytics firm, Tiktok hit the one billion downloads milestone as early as February this year. It only took nine months to generate 500 million more downloads.
Sensor Tower noted that 31 percent (466.8 million) of Tiktok’s unique downloads come from India, 11.5 percent (173.2 million) from China and 8.2 percent (123.8 million) from the United States. These figures do not include downloads from third-party Android app stores.
Tiktok revenue continues to increase
Additionally, the mobile app analytics firm said Tiktok’s monthly user spend continues to increase since February 2019. Its lifetime revenue reached $175 million across the App Store and Google Play.
