TikTok most downloaded app in October, Instagram sees sharp rise in India: Sensor Tower

Instagram has overtaken Facebook to become the second most downloaded non-gaming app in the month of October 2021 while TikTok retained its overall number one position, as per a report published by mobile app analytics firm Sensor Tower. Instagram had massive growth in India as nearly 39 per cent of the 56 million installs came from the market. Overall, Instagram saw a 31 per cent increase in downloads since October 2020, according to the data.

Instagram’s rise in India is not surprising given TikTok has been banned for more than a year now. At one point, TikTok was growing at a rapid pace in the market, with over 200 million users, which came to an end when the app got banned in June last year.