In 2022, Instagram was the world's leading social media app, with 547 million downloads WhatsApp ranked second with 424 million downloads, while Telegram surpassed the remaining mobile versions of Meta-owned social media platforms Facebook and Messenger. Newcomer BeReal, a photo-sharing social media app launched in 2020, entered the ranking in tenth position with over 90 million global downloads during the examined year.
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Apptopia. (January 4, 2023). Leading social media apps worldwide in 2022, by downloads (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1284900/top-social-media-apps-worldwide-by-downloads/
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