Apps with 1 billion downloads

May 21, by Rowena Gabriel 1 Comment. There are some apps out there that have really hit it off since apps became a thing a decade ago!

Here we list some of the most popular apps worldwide and we take a look at what makes them so successful! WhatsApp makes global communication simple and easy, which is no doubt a leading reason for its huge success.

It is a cheap option for communicating across borders, as all you need is Wifi to send messages and make calls. As of June , WhatsApp announced more than 2 billion active users! With an average of 1. Facebook is the ultimate social networking app, linking people together from all around the world, it has truly changed the dynamics of, and accessibility to, communication in the 21st century.

Facebook Messenger, part of the Facebook company, however now downloadable in a separate app, also has over a billion daily users. According to Statista,, there are 2 billion active YouTube users worldwide! As a video-sharing platform, you can watch pretty much anything on YouTube, ranging from music videos to make-up tutorials to funny dog videos — there is a video on every topic imaginable!

Telegram has become the latest app to surpass 1 billion installs on the Google Play store. The sudden increase in downloads could be attributed to major outages at Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram earlier this month.

Founded by Pavel Durov Telegram is slowly increasing its market presence and gained more users due to the outages at rivals in the space. All Facebook-owned apps were inaccessible for several hours due to configuration changes on October 4, pushing many users to switch to Telegram. The Telegram app has now touched the 1-billion download mark on Google Play , the install counter shows.

It was first spotted by Android Police. In August, Telegram crossed the milestone of one billion downloads globally, as per Sensor Tower data. The Sensor Tower data also showed that India has emerged as the largest Internet market for Telegram, with around 22 percent of its lifetime installs.

Russia and Indonesia were the two key markets for the app following India from where it received 10 percent and eight percent of its total installs, respectively. Telegram also surged by