Here Are the Most Downloaded Apps of 2021
The top of Most downloaded apps on the Google Play Store in 2021 It can be quite interesting, especially since some of them might surprise you by being on this list. However, you should not expect surprises, since the most popular apps remain at the top of the list and for several years have held the crown in the world of Android users.
Google has chosen the best apps and games of 2021, a long list of apps in its own opinion as the best, but not necessarily the most downloaded.
Most searched on Google in 2021
Neither do most popular games are necessarily the most downloaded during this year and that is why we have prepared this list that you will surely like and if any of them you do not already have on your mobile, it is time to download it before the end of the year.
Most downloaded apps on Google Play Store
Some things never change, like download tops from app stores. The top positions have been reserved for years for heavyweights such as WhatsApp or Facebook, which is evident in the compilation of most downloaded applications in the world compiled by apptopia. This list unifies downloads of the same application on iOS and Android.
In this list, first place is for TikTok with 656 million downloads, the short video app which also took the top spot in estimated revenue for 2021. The following positions are for the Meta troupe: Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp. Communication continues to monopolize positions with Telegram, Snapchat, Zoom and Messenger, to end the list with the video editor of TikTok, CupCut and Spotify.
If we take as a reference the SensorTower data, we have practically the same list, with some small modifications of positions. Again TikTok in position number one, with all Meta apps in the following positions (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger).
Telegram moved up to seventh, followed by Snapchat and Zoom, and a few bottom spots again led by CapCut and Spotify. In Sensor Tower we can see the Google Play download rank instead of handset, where the first position is for Facebook and we have WhatsApp Business in ninth position.
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| top apps worldwide for 2021 by downloads |
Taking both lists into account, we can get a pretty rough idea of the most downloaded apps on Google Play in 2021. The Top 10 would be something like this:
- TIC Tac
- Messenger
- Telegram
- Snapchat
- Zoom
- CapCut
- Spotify
Most downloaded entertainment apps
Apptopia gives us a bit more detail, breaking down the data for the most downloaded apps of the year into specific categories. In the entertainment categoryNetflix takes first place with 173 million downloads and is closely followed by YouTube. Interestingly, the third place is for Google Play Games. Here are the Top 10 entertainment:
- Netflix
- Youtube
- Google Play Games
- Disney +
- Amazon Prime Video
- YouTube Kids
- HBO Max
- Tic
- Hotstar
- Pluto TV
Most downloaded shopping apps
In the purchase category, we see Shopee rise to the first place after a year 2021 marked by an aggressive expansion of this store Made in singapore, followed by Shein. Remember that these lists are based on the number of downloads worldwide, worldwide.
- Shopee
- SHEIN
- Meesho
- Amazon Purchases
- Flipkart
- Aliexpress
- To wish
- Pinduo
- The cage
- Ali Baba
Most downloaded social apps
the social apps They captured the vast majority of the world’s top 10, so again we see almost the same faces in the social apps category. Mind you, with some little known names like Josh who is a TikTok clone from India.
- TIC Tac
- Snapchat
- MX TakaTak
- Discord
- Josh
Most downloaded cooking apps
The list of the most downloaded food apps of the year It is mainly run by chains such as McDonalds or Starbucks, with a strong international presence, as well as food delivery services such as Uber Eats or DoorDash. Here are the Top 10:
- Mcdonalds
- Uber eats
- by Dash
- Starbucks
- Foodpanda
- Zomato
- Meituan to take away
- Domino’s
- To grab
- Too good to go
Most downloaded travel apps
2021 hasn’t exactly been a great year for travel, but despite everything, apps like Airbnb have managed to add 44 million downloads. here are the travel and transportation apps most downloaded according to Apptopia:
- Google maps
- Uber
- Booking.com
- Google earth
- Airbnb
- Have I got
- Lock
- Raise
- Where is my train
- To grab
Most downloaded music apps
If we talk about music and audio applications, Spotify wins the distinction with around 203 million downloads for the entire year. The second place is for Resso, an application focused on creating content with song lyrics.
- Spotify
- Resso
- Youtube music
- StarMaker
- Shazam
- SoundCloud
- Amazon Music
- Wynk Music
- Music player
- JioSaavn
Most downloaded health apps
In the list of health apps most downloaded of the year, we have a technical link in the first two positions for Flo Ovulation & Period Tracker and Mi Fit, the management application for the Mi Band and similar devices.
- Flo ovulation and period monitoring
- Mi Fit
- Home training No equipment
- Six packs in 30 days
- Lose weight for women
- Calmed down
- Muscle booster
- e-Nabiz
- Diet
- MyFitnessPal
Most downloaded dating apps
We continue with the dating apps, a category in which Tinder and its 67 million downloads doubled to second place on Badoo. The following positions are for Bumble, Tantan, CuteU, and Grindr.
- tinder
- Badou
- buzz
- Tantan
- CuteU
- Grindr
- A lot of fish
- Love
- Hinge
- Happn
Most downloaded educational apps
the educational apps They have been particularly important since the start of the pandemic, and the proof is that the top four positions in the ranking exceed 50 million downloads. Here are the Top 10:
- Google classroom
- Toca’s Life World
- Duolingo
- Intellectually
- Photomath
- ImageThis
- Kahoot!
- Cake
- by BYJU
- HOW? ‘OR’ WHAT
Most downloaded business apps
Finally, we have the category of Commercial applications, also particularly important in this period when teleworking has spread in many sectors. According to Apptopia, Zoom received no less than 300 downloads in 2021.
- Zoom
- Google meet
- WhatsApp Business
- Microsoft teams
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Microsoft Authenticator
- Adobe scanning
- Webex Meetings
- DingTalk
- Origin | Apptopia and SensorTower
top games worldwide for 2021 by downloads
The best-selling games on the App Store and Google Play this year include PUBG Mobile, Honor of Kings, Genshin Impact, Coin Master and Roblox. On the other hand, the most downloaded games include Garena Free Fire, Subway Surfers, PUBG Mobile, Bridge Race, and Roblox. Overall, app spending is projected to reach $ 133 billion across the App Store and Google Play. This represents a year-over-year growth rate of 19.7% from $ 111.1 billion in 2020, and largely reflects the 21% year-on-year growth rate of personal consumption experienced in 2019.