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According to a global ranking established by App Annie, relayed by 

Nikkei Asia

, TikTok tops the most downloaded applications in the world in 2020. A first for the Chinese application, which was ranked 4th in 2019, indicates the analysis company mobile data.

Thus, the developer of the Chinese social network, ByteDance, “launched the international version of TikTok in 2017 and has since overtaken Facebook (2nd), WhatsApp (3rd), Instagram (4th) and Facebook Messenger (5th) (all of which belong to Facebook) in number of downloads, even in the United States ”, also reports the Japanese media.

Additionally, "TikTok's total viewing time in the US and UK is longer than that of YouTube," said Chuzen Kin, Marketing Manager at App Annie.

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TIKTOK # 1 DOWNLOADED APP



The video-sharing app has surpassed Facebook to become the most downloaded app in the world last year.



But the app's rise has been met with privacy concerns.

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Leader in Europe, South America and the United States

The TikTok application has particularly gained in popularity during the Covid-19 pandemic and has become the leader in downloaded applications, particularly in Europe and South America.

But also in the United States, despite the many attacks by Donald Trump.

In 2020, the former US president had indeed demanded that the Chinese social network be under American control in order to remain accessible in the United States.

A decision finally revoked by Joe Biden last June.

In addition, the world's top 10 most downloaded applications in the world is then completed by Snapchat (6th), Telegram (7th), Pinterest (9th) and Twitter (10th).

In 8th place, we find Likee, the direct Chinese competitor of TikTok.

This application is indeed gaining popularity, especially with companies that use it to make videos for marketing purposes.

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