TikTok was the world’s most downloaded app in 2020 as it took the top spot from Facebook Messenger, according to a new report by digital analytics company App Annie.
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The Chinese owned video-sharing platform is the only app not owned by Facebook to make the global top five of downloads of 2020
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In China, TikTok’s owner ByteDance also holds the top spot with the Chinese language video app Douyin.
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Facebook-owned apps have held the top spot in downloads since the survey started in 2018.
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Apps owned by Mark Zuckerberg make up the top five – WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram and Facebook Messenger .
Last year, former President Donald Trump issued an executive order to ban new downloads of TikTok app in the US claiming that TikTok posed a national security risk as the Chinese government had access to its user data, allegations the company has denied.
