TikTok becomes most downloaded non-gaming app

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.