Video conferencing applications are on the rise (illustration). - Pixabay

Containment measures are applied around the world due to the coronavirus epidemic. Thus, companies must find ways to continue their activity when possible, especially via telework. And for organizing remote meetings, many prefer video conferencing applications for professionals.

They thus experienced a strong increase in activity between March 14 and March 21 with no less than 62 million downloads. This is a 90% increase compared to the same period in 2019, reports 01Net by relaying an article from the App Annie site.

Success of Zoom and HouseParty

The most downloaded applications for professional video conferences are Zoom Cloud Meeting, Google Hangout Meeting and Microsoft Teams. Among these three, the first meets the greatest success today.

Another application, HouseParty, is also very successful in this period of confinement. This time it is an application intended for individuals who wish to maintain a link with their loved ones. It allows conversations up to 8 people but also to launch games with its contacts.

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