TikTok emerges as most downloaded non-gaming app worldwide for Sep
Short video platform TikTok emerged as the
most downloaded non-gaming app worldwide for September 2021 with more than 59
million installs.
According to Sensor Tower, the countries with the largest number
installs were from Douyin in China at 16 per cent, followed by the US at 12 per
cent.
Facebook was the second most installed non-gaming app worldwide
last month with more than 51 million installs. The countries with the largest
number of Facebook installs were from India at 29 per cent, followed by
Indonesia at 7 per cent.
Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger rounded out the top five most
installed non-gaming apps worldwide
for the month.
Meanwhile, PUBG Mobile from Tencent was the top grossing mobile
game worldwide for August 2021 with approximately $270 million in player
spending, which represented 4.7 per cent growth from August 2020.
About 61.4 per cent of PUBG Mobile's revenue was from China, where
it has been localized as Game For Peace, followed by 9 per cent from the US and
6.5 per cent from Turkey.
Honor of Kings from Tencent was the second highest earning mobile
game worldwide for August 2021 with $256.2 million in gross revenue, which
represented approximately 3 per cent year-over-year growth from August 2020.
Last year, the Indian government said it was banning 59 apps developed by
Chinese firms, including ByteDance's TikTok and PUBG
Mobile over concerns that these apps were engaging in
activities that threatened national security.
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