During the second quarter of this year, Zoom completely broke the previous record for app store downloads, previously set by TikTok, according to analytical data. While TikTok recorded 67 million downloads in the United States in the first quarter, Sensor Tower reports, Zoom reached nearly 94 million downloads in the United States in the second quarter.
The demand for the video conferencing application was, of course, fueled by the coronavirus crisis, which saw record numbers of people working from home. Globally, on the Apple App Store and Google Play store, Zoom became the third app to reach 300 million downloads in a quarter, joining TikTok and Pokémon GO.
Sensor Tower says Zoom wasn’t the only app that benefited …
The spread of COVID-19 had a dramatic impact on the application landscape. Business, health and fitness and education apps continued to prosper in the second quarter of 2020, while travel, sailing and sports apps worked to recover from prolonged periods of low facilities […]
Global app downloads hit a record high of 37.8 billion in 2Q20, an increase of 31.7 percent year-over-year. App Store installations grew 22.6 percent to 9.1 billion, while Google Play experienced a growth of 34.9 percent, reaching 28.7 billion […]
Global app downloads hit a record high of 37.8 billion in 2Q20, an increase of 31.7 percent year-over-year. App Store installations grew 22.6 percent to 9.1 billion, while Google Play experienced 34.9 percent growth, reaching 28.7 billion.
The top 10 iOS apps worldwide were:
- Focus
- Tik Tok
- Youtube
- Google Meet
- Delivery courier
- Netflix
- Microsoft teams
Both Zoom and Teams saw massive increases in use as corporate communication tools, as home video conferencing replaced office meetings, but Zoom also took off largely as the default consumer video app during the crash. Ease of use saw widespread adoption despite road safety concerns.
The DoorDash food delivery app also experienced a change in his fortune.
DoorDash had three consecutive quarters of declining downloads in the US between the second and fourth quarters of 2019. Food delivery rebounded when restaurants closed due to the coronavirus, and DoorDash achieved a new record for downloads during the second quarter. 2020.
There were no surprises in which app categories worked well and which didn’t.
Most app store categories experienced positive download growth after COVID-19, with business, education and health and wellness leading the way with tremendous growth. The games also experienced strong growth 33 percent above pre-coronavirus levels.
Meanwhile, the Sports, Navigation, and Travel apps struggled in the post-COVID world. Uber and Lyft saw a precipitous drop in US discharges in early March when the coronavirus began to spread.
Not an App Store record, but notable was the huge growth in app downloads in the US, which saw the country outperform China for the first time in six years.
The United States overtook China for the first time since 2014 with more than 2.2 billion installations. It had 27.4 percent annual growth in 2Q20 compared to just 2.1 percent year-on-year growth for China.
FTC: We use automatic affiliate links that generate income. Plus.
Check out 9to5Mac on YouTube for more Apple news:
