TikTok tops Facebook as most downloaded app of 2020 (2021)

 According to market research firm App Annie, TikTok was the most downloaded app in the world last year, surpassing Facebook and its messaging systems.

According to the research company, the Chinese-owned video app grew in popularity despite efforts by former President Donald Trump to prohibit it or compel a sale to US-based investors. TikTok, which is owned by China's ByteDance, is estimated to have one billion users globally, including more than 100 million in the United States, and its short-form videos are particularly popular among youthful smartphone users. According to the market tracker, TikTok surpassed Facebook and two other US internet behemoths, Messenger and WhatsApp. Because of TikTok's popularity, Instagram, which is owned by Facebook, has introduced video functionality in order to cash in on the craze. Meanwhile, to remain ahead of the competition, TikTok began allowing users to upload videos up to three minutes long last month, triple the previous limit