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STORE INTELLIGENCE · JULIA CHAN · JUNE 2020

Top Apps Worldwide for May 2020 by Downloads

See the top apps worldwide for May 2020 by downloads, according to Sensor Tower data.

Top Apps Worldwide for May 2020 by Downloads

TikTok was the most downloaded app worldwide (non-game) for May 2020 with more than 111.9 million installs including China's Douyin, a 2x year-over-year increase from May 2019. The countries with the most installs of the app during this period were India at 20 percent of its total downloads and the United States at 9.3 percent. The full top 10 ranking of non-game apps worldwide by downloads for May 2020 is above. App download estimates are from Sensor Tower’s Store Intelligence platform.

ZOOM was the second most installed non-game app worldwide last month with close to 94.6 million installs, a 43x increase from May 2019. The countries with the largest number of ZOOM installs were the U.S. at 17 percent, followed by India at 17 percent. WhatsApp, Facebook, and Messenger rounded out the top five most installed non-gaming apps worldwide for the month.

Want to see how the rankings compared to the previous month? Check out the Top Apps Worldwide for April 2020 by Downloads here.

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 worldwide between May 1, 2019 and May 31, 2020. 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.


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Julia Chan

Written by: Julia Chan, Mobile Insights Analyst

Date: June 2020