Telegram was most downloaded app globally in January, WhatsApp-rival saw “record” installs in India
Looks like millions of people have started using Telegram as the app has become the most downloaded non-gaming app worldwide in January 2021. According to the latest data provided by analytics firm Sensor Tower, 24 per cent of the total downloads have come from India. The messaging app has been downloaded 63 million times in one month. This implies in India itself, 15 million people downloaded the Telegram app in January this year, as per the percentage given by the report. This sudden increase in the number of downloads can be attributed to privacy policy backlash WhatsApp faced last month where many Whatsapp users outraged and decided to switch to Telegram. Following India, Indonesia witnessed the highest Telegram downloads, which is 10 percent of the total downloads.
In a blog post by Sensor Tower, Telegram was the top downloaded application by the Android users. However, the app stood on fourth for downloads by iOS users. Despite this, Telegram topped the overall non-gaming downloads last month.