The most downloaded app in Japan for 2018 was TikTok with close to 12 million installs, which represented 3x growth from 2017. The full top 10 ranking of apps by downloads in Japan for 2018 is above. App download estimates are from Sensor Tower’s Store Intelligence platform.
LINE was the second most installed app in Japan last year, followed by Knives Out, SmartNews, and Instagram.
Store Intelligence users can see app download estimates for the above apps in addition to historical performance metrics on the Sensor Tower platform. Our estimates include downloads for the App Store and Google Play in Japan between Jan. 1, 2018 and Dec. 31, 2018. Apple apps and Google pre-installed apps are excluded. We report unique installs only. Android estimates do not include third-party stores. Figures represent aggregate installs of all app versions, ex: Facebook and Facebook Lite.