world's most downloaded mobile app, saw a year-over-year decrease of 22.8 percent in downloads in 2021. By comparison, Instagram's app downloads increased by 8 percent. Meanwhile, the Facebook mobile app reported 23 percent fewer downloads than in the previous year.
In 2021, all-in-one video editing app CapCut, formerly named Viamaker, saw a year-over-year increase of 230 percent in downloads compared to 2020. TikTok, the Year-over-year change in downloads for leading mobile apps worldwide in 2021
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