TikTok tops Facebook as most downloaded app of 2020

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="TikTok surged in popularity despite Trumps efforts to ban it or force a sale to US-based investors, according to the research firm " src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/reuters/08/10/20210810_tech-socialnetworks.jpg"/><figcaption>TikTok surged in popularity despite Trumps efforts to ban it or force a sale to US-based investors, according to the research firm. <em>Dado Ruvic, Reuters illustration</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>TikTok was the world&#x27;s most downloaded app last year, overtaking Facebook and its messaging platforms, market tracker App Annie said Tuesday.</p><p>The Chinese-owned video app surged in popularity despite efforts by former president Donald Trump to ban it or force a sale to US-based investors, according to the research firm.</p><p>TikTok, owned by China-based ByteDance, is believed to have one billion users worldwide including more than 100 million in the United States, and its short-form videos are especially popular with young smartphone users. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/06/10/21/biden-drops-plan-to-ban-chinese-owned-apps-tiktok-wechat">Biden drops plan to ban Chinese-owned apps TikTok, WeChat</a></li></ul><p>US President Joe Biden in June revoked executive orders from his predecessor seeking to ban TikTok and Chinese-owned WeChat from US markets on national security concerns but ordered a review of the potential risks of foreign-owned internet services. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/07/08/21/tiktok-lets-users-apply-for-jobs-with-video-resums">TikTok lets users apply for jobs with video resumés</a></li></ul><p>While political debate about the video-snippet sharing sensation roiled, TikTok climbed from the fourth most downloaded app in 2019 to the top spot last year, according to App Annie data.</p><p>On the way, TikTok stepped over Facebook and two of the US internet giants texting apps Messenger and WhatsApp, the market tracker determined.</p><p>TikTok&#x27;s popularity has prompted Facebook-owned Instagram to add video features to ride the hot trend.</p><p>Meanwhile TikTok last month began letting users post videos up to three minutes in length, tripling the prior cap to stay ahead of competitors.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/tech-biz/07/02/21/tiktok-bumps-up-video-length-to-3-minutes">TikTok bumps up video length to 3 minutes</a></li></ul><p>Facebook has argued that the surge in TikTok&#x27;s popularity undercuts claims from antitrust enforcers in the United States that the California group dominates social networking.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/07/01/21/tiktok-removes-7-million-underage-users">TikTok removes 7 million underage users</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1738289" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

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TikTok tops Facebook as most downloaded app of 2020

TikTok tops Facebook as most downloaded app of 2020

Agence France-Presse

Published Aug 11, 2021 05:30 AM PHT

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