The 100 Most Downloaded Android Apps from 2016 to 2022 So Far

July 8, 2021
February 15, 2022

Today, there are 2.89 million apps available for download on the Google Play Store, and the app market is going through a positive revolution with hundreds of new applications being introduced every day.

Then, which apps are the most popular ones all around the world?

In this post, we’ve done the work of putting together a list of the 100 most downloaded Android apps in Google Play Store from 2016 to 2022 so far. Hopefully, the list can help you pick the most popular apps in the world for you daily life.

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# App Name App Initial Release Date Developer Account Name Company HQ Parent Company Name App Category Name
1 WhatsApp Messenger 2012-01-18 WhatsApp LLC US Meta Communication
2 Messenger 2011-11-07 Meta Platforms, Inc. US Meta Communication
3 Instagram 2012-04-05 Instagram US Meta Social
4 Facebook 2011-12-15 Meta Platforms, Inc. US Meta Social
5 Facebook Lite 2015-01-29 Meta Platforms, Inc. US Meta Social
6 TikTok 2015-07-10 TikTok Pte. Ltd. SG ByteDance Social
7 Snapchat 2012-10-29 Snap Inc US Snap Communication
8 SHAREit – Transfer, Share, Clean & File Manage 2013-04-28 Smart Media4U Technology Pte.Ltd. SG SHAREit Tools
9 Subway Surfers 2012-09-20 SYBO Games DK Sybo Arcade
10 Google Play Games 2013-07-24 Google LLC US Google Entertainment
11 Garena Free Fire – Illuminate 2017-10-01 Garena International I SG Sea Action
12 Telegram 2013-09-07 Telegram FZ-LLC DE Telegram Communication
13 Spotify: Music and Podcasts 2014-05-27 Spotify AB SE Spotify Music & Audio
14 Netflix 2011-12-15 Netflix, Inc. US Netflix Entertainment
15 UC Browser-Safe, Fast, Private 2012-01-05 UCWeb Singapore Pte. Ltd. CN Alibaba Group Communication
16 Candy Crush Saga 2012-11-16 King GB Activision Blizzard Casual
17 Messenger Lite 2016-10-03 Meta Platforms, Inc. US Meta Communication
18 ZOOM Cloud Meetings 2013-01-25 zoom.us US Zoom Video Communications Business
19 Truecaller: Caller ID & Block 2012-05-31 Truecaller SE Truecaller Communication
20 Picsart Photo & Video Editor 2012-01-20 PicsArt, Inc. US PicsArt Photography
21 MX Player 2011-12-28 MX Media (formerly J2 Interactive) IN Times Group Video Players & Editors
22 Ludo King™ 2016-12-17 Gametion IN Gametion Board
23 Likee – Short Video Community 2017-07-27 Likeme Pte. Ltd. SG JOYY Inc. Social
24 My Talking Tom 2013-11-12 Outfit7 Limited CY Jinke Culture – Outfit7 Casual
25 Twitter 2012-01-04 Twitter, Inc. US Twitter Social
26 B612 Camera&Photo/Video Editor 2014-10-08 SNOW, Inc. KR NAVER Photography
27 Uber – Request a ride 2012-01-28 Uber Technologies, Inc. US Uber Technologies Maps & Navigation
28 8 Ball Pool 2013-01-24 Miniclip.com CH Tencent Sports
29 imo-International Calls & Chat 2011-10-13 imo.im US imo.im Communication
30 Pinterest 2012-08-15 Pinterest US Pinterest Lifestyle
31 Wish – Shopping Made Fun 2012-07-28 Wish Inc. US ContextLogic Shopping
32 My Talking Angela 2014-11-22 Outfit7 Limited CY Jinke Culture – Outfit7 Casual
33 Google Translate 2012-01-04 Google LLC US Google Tools
34 Hill Climb Racing 2012-09-24 Fingersoft FI Fingersoft Racing
35 Hotstar 2015-01-06 Novi Digital IN Disney Entertainment
36 Sniper 3D：Gun Shooting Games 2014-11-12 Fun Games For Free BR Wildlife Studios Action
37 Temple Run 2 2013-01-24 Imangi Studios US Imangi Action
38 slither.io 2016-03-25 Lowtech Studios US Lowtech Studios Action
39 WhatsApp Business 2017-10-09 WhatsApp LLC US Meta Communication
40 Roblox 2014-06-17 Roblox Corporation US Roblox Adventure
41 AliExpress 2012-09-29 Alibaba Mobile CN Alibaba Group Shopping
42 Google Meet 2017-03-09 Google LLC US Google Business
43 My Talking Tom 2 2018-09-28 Outfit7 Limited CY Jinke Culture – Outfit7 Casual
44 Temple Run 2012-03-27 Imangi Studios US Imangi Arcade
45 Pokémon GO 2016-07-05 Niantic, Inc. US Niantic Adventure
46 PUBG MOBILE: Aftermath 2018-03-14 Level Infinite CN Tencent Action
47 YouTube Music 2015-11-12 Google LLC US Google Music & Audio
48 Pou 2012-08-10 Zakeh Ltd Casual
49 Video Editor & Maker – InShot 2014-03-05 InShot Video Editor CN InShot Inc Photography
50 MyJio: For Everything Jio 2016-05-05 Jio Platforms Limited IN Reliance Industries Productivity
51 Magic Tiles 3 2017-02-24 AMANOTES PTE LTD VN Amanotes Music
52 Flipkart Online Shopping App 2011-07-03 Flipkart IN Walmart Shopping
53 Microsoft Word: Edit Documents 2015-01-05 Microsoft Corporation US Microsoft Productivity
54 Clean Master – Antivirus, Applock & Cleaner 2012-09-07 Cheetah Mobile CN Cheetah Mobile Tools
55 Google Pay: Save, Pay, Manage 2017-09-19 Google LLC US Google Finance
56 Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 2016-07-14 Moonton CN ByteDance Action
57 Talking Tom Gold Run 2016-05-11 Outfit7 Limited CY Jinke Culture – Outfit7 Action
58 Clash Royale 2016-02-16 Supercell FI Supercell Strategy
59 Bigo Live – Live Streaming App 2016-03-12 Bigo Technology Pte. Ltd. SG JOYY Inc. Social
60 Skype 2011-12-13 Skype LU Microsoft Communication
61 Tiles Hop: EDM Rush! 2017-11-10 AMANOTES PTE LTD VN Amanotes Music
62 TikTok 2017-05-12 TikTok Pte. Ltd. SG ByteDance Video Players & Editors
63 VivaVideo – Video Editor&Maker 2013-03-23 QuVideo Inc. Video Editor & Video Maker App CN QuVideo Video Players & Editors
64 Opera Mini – fast web browser 2014-11-23 Opera NO Opera Communication
65 Traffic Rider 2016-01-12 Soner Kara TR Soner Kara Racing
66 Clash of Clans 2013-09-30 Supercell FI Supercell Strategy
67 Gardenscapes 2016-07-05 Playrix IE Playrix Casual
68 TikTok Lite 2018-10-29 TikTok Pte. Ltd. SG ByteDance Social
69 JioTV 2016-05-04 Jio Platforms Limited IN Reliance Industries Entertainment
70 KineMaster – Video Editor 2013-12-27 KineMaster Corporation KR KineMaster Video Players & Editors
71 Homescapes 2017-08-15 Playrix IE Playrix Casual
72 Helix Jump 2018-03-12 VOODOO FR Voodoo Action
73 Viber – Safe Chats And Calls 2011-10-12 Viber Media S.à r.l. CY Rakuten Communication
74 YouTube 2011-12-16 Google LLC US Google Video Players & Editors
75 Google Photos 2015-05-28 Google LLC US Google Photography
76 Extreme Car Driving Simulator 2014-07-14 AxesInMotion Racing ES AxesinMotion Racing
77 Amazon Prime Video 2015-09-23 Amazon Mobile LLC US Amazon Entertainment
78 PhonePe: UPI, Recharge, Investment, Insurance 2016-08-30 PhonePe IN Walmart Finance
79 Bubble Shooter 2013-02-28 Bubble Shooter IL Tencent Casual
80 BeautyPlus-Snap Retouch Filter 2013-07-14 PIXOCIAL TECHNOLOGY (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. CN Meitu Photography
81 ShareChat – Made in India 2014-12-19 ShareChat IN ShareChat Social
82 Dr. Driving 2013-06-20 SUD Inc. KR SUD Racing
83 LINE: Calls & Messages 2012-01-10 LINE Corporation JP LINE Communication
84 Piano Tiles 2™ 2015-07-18 Cheetah Games CN Cheetah Mobile Arcade
85 Kick the Buddy 2018-05-22 Playgendary CY Playgendary Action
86 Paytm -UPI, Money Transfer, Recharge, Bill Payment 2012-04-30 Paytm – One97 Communications Ltd. IN One97 Finance
87 JioSaavn – Music & Podcasts 2016-06-10 Saavn Media Limited US Reliance Industries Music & Audio
88 Adobe Acrobat Reader: Edit PDF 2011-12-20 Adobe US Adobe Productivity
89 Stack Ball – Crash Platforms 2019-03-21 CASUAL AZUR GAMES CY Azur Interactive Games Arcade
90 Amazon Shopping 2014-12-09 Amazon Mobile LLC US Amazon Shopping
91 Shazam: Music Discovery 2012-01-24 Apple, Inc. US Apple Music & Audio
92 Super-Bright LED Flashlight 2012-08-22 ONE App Essentials. US Surpax Productivity
93 Plants vs. Zombies FREE 2014-11-10 ELECTRONIC ARTS US Electronic Arts Strategy
94 Zombie Tsunami 2013-09-11 Mobigame S.A.R.L. FR MobiGame Arcade
95 Amazon India – Shop & Pay 2014-12-11 Amazon Mobile LLC US Amazon Shopping
96 Talking Tom Cat 2011-11-03 Outfit7 Limited CY Jinke Culture – Outfit7 Casual
97 Among Us 2018-06-15 Innersloth LLC US InnerSloth Action
98 Fun Race 3D 2019-05-29 Good Job Games TR Good Job Games Racing
99 Pooking – Billiards City 2017-05-15 MOUNTAIN GAME CN MOUNTAIN GAME Sports
100 Xender – Share Music Transfer 2013-07-19 Xender File Sharing Team CN Anqi Zhilian Tools

Who developed these top 100 downloaded Android apps? It is shocked that 44% of the most downloaded android apps are created by USA developers and 18% of them are developer by Chinese companies.

If we calculated the Android apps downloaded by some Chinese App Store like V-Appstore, OPPO App Market Store, Huawei AppGallery,  and Xiaomi GetApps, Chinese developers may dominate the list.

According to the chart above, the top 100 list of most downloaded android apps were dominated by social apps and photo & video apps. It is not strange that social app is must-have, and photo and video apps are popular with the rising of TikTok.

Why the top 100 apps can be popular for many years?

If you take a close look at each of the app, you’ll find that they each stake a claim on a specific area of our lives by getting us to cultivate a habit. As time goes by, we cannot live without them.

This is the whole list of top 100 most downloaded Android apps. How many of them have been installed on your phone?

Lois
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