4.8 billion downloads in just 3 months, India tops in app instals

BENGALURU: Indians made about 4.8 billion downloads of applications on their mobile phones in the first three months of this year, helped by growth in smartphone ownership and plummeting data prices, according to data published by market intelligence firm Sensor Tower.

India was the top country in terms of new instals, followed by the US at 3 billion downloads. The top 10 most downloaded applications were TikTok, WhatsApp, Like, Hotstar, Facebook, Messenger, SHAREit, Helo, MX Player and UC Browser — showing that the Indian app ecosystem is dominated by American and Chinese Internet companies.