Mobile apps in the United Kingdom (UK)

Statistics report on mobile apps in the United Kingdom

Mobile apps in the United Kingdom (UK)

This report presents a selected range of statistics and data about the mobile app industry and app usage in the United Kingdom. It includes a chapter on app downloads and revenues, as well as an overview of social media apps, communication apps, and TikTok usage in the UK. The concluding chapter is a spotlight on mobile gaming apps.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Mobile app downloads in Europe Q3 2021
  • Premium Statistic European consumer spending on mobile apps Q3 2021, by app store
  • Premium Statistic European consumer spending on mobile apps 2021, by app store
  • Premium Statistic Mobile internet users in the United Kingdom 2020-2029
  • Basic Statistic Use of a smartphone to go online in the United Kingdom (UK) 2009-2022
  • Premium Statistic Mobile internet usage reach in the United Kingdom 2020-2029
  • Basic Statistic UK: daily hours spent on mobile 2019-2022

Downloads and revenues

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  • Premium Statistic UK downloads of selected mobile app categories Q3 2021
  • Premium Statistic Leading iPhone apps in Great Britain 2022, by downloads
  • Premium Statistic Leading iPad apps in Great Britain 2022, by downloads
  • Premium Statistic UK leading Android apps 2023, by downloads
  • Premium Statistic UK consumer spend on selected mobile app categories Q3 2021
  • Premium Statistic Leading iPhone apps in Great Britain in 2022, by revenue
  • Premium Statistic Leading iPad apps in Great Britain 2022, by revenue
  • Premium Statistic UK leading Google Play apps 2023, by revenue

Reach and usage

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  • Premium Statistic Leading app categories in the UK Q3 2020, by reach
  • Premium Statistic Leading mobile apps in the UK 2023, by reach
  • Basic Statistic Great Britain: leading weekly smartphone activities 2023
  • Basic Statistic Most popular apps based on monthly active users in the UK 2021
  • Premium Statistic UK hours spent on selected mobile app categories Q3 2021
  • Premium Statistic Leading mobile apps in the UK 2023, by average time spent
  • Basic Statistic Leading mobile apps for tablet users in the UK 2021, by average time spent
  • Premium Statistic Most used video streaming apps in the UK 2020, by time spent

Messaging and social media

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  • Premium Statistic Active social media users in the United Kingdom (UK) 2023
  • Premium Forecast Most used messenger by brand in the UK 2023
  • Premium Forecast Whatsapp users in the United Kingdom 2017-2025
  • Basic Statistic UK quarterly downloads of WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal 2020-2023
  • Premium Statistic WhatsApp usage frequency in the United Kingdom 2020
  • Premium Statistic UK: Facebook Messenger users 2024, by age and gender
  • Basic Statistic UK: devices used to access Facebook 2021
  • Basic Statistic Facebook outage: change in time spent on social media week-over-week in the UK 2021
  • Premium Statistic Leading social media apps in Great Britain 2022, by downloads
  • Premium Statistic Leading iPhone social media apps in Great Britain 2022, by downloads

TikTok

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  • Premium Statistic TikTok MAU in the UK 2020-2022
  • Basic Statistic UK most popular TikTok videos 2023, by views
  • Basic Statistic Leading activists on TikTok in the UK 2023, by number of followers
  • Basic Statistic Leading new TikTok creators in the UK 2023, by number of followers
  • Premium Statistic Expected TikTok influencers earnings in Canada, the UK & the U.S. 2021
  • Premium Statistic TikTok audiences in the UK 2021, by age and gender
  • Premium Statistic Most talked about brands on TikTok in the UK 2020

Payment apps

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  • Premium Forecast Most used mobile payments by brand in the UK 2023
  • Premium Forecast Mobile payments by situation in the UK 2022
  • Premium Statistic Proximity mobile payment share in the UK 2018-2021, with forecasts up to 2026
  • Premium Statistic Average carrier billing transaction value in the UK 2019-2021
  • Premium Statistic Monthly active users of PayPal app in the UK 2017-2021
  • Premium Statistic Monthly active users of Google Pay app in the UK 2017-2020
  • Premium Statistic Monthly active users of the Klarna app in the UK 2018-2021

Spotlight: mobile gaming

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  • Basic Statistic UK mobile phone gaming reach 2009-2022
  • Basic Statistic UK tablet gaming reach 2011-2022
  • Premium Statistic Leading iPhone gaming apps in Great Britain 2022, by downloads
  • Premium Statistic Leading iPad gaming apps in Great Britain 2022, by downloads
  • Premium Statistic Leading Android gaming apps in Great Britain 2022, by downloads
  • Basic Statistic UK mobile gaming consumer spending 2011-2022
  • Premium Statistic Share of mobile gamers in the UK 2021, by age group
  • Basic Statistic Share of mobile gamers in the UK 2021, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Weekly time spent on mobile gaming in the UK 2023

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