In September 2022, WhatsApp was the most-downloaded communication app in the Google Play Store worldwide. The app generated around 20.7 million downloads from Android users. Snapchat immediately followed with approximately 15.3 million downloads from global users in the examined month.
Leading communication apps in the Google Play Store worldwide in September 2022, by number of downloads (in millions)
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Airnow. (October 7, 2022). Leading communication apps in the Google Play Store worldwide in September 2022, by number of downloads (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/690864/leading-google-play-communication-apps-worldwide-downloads/
Airnow. "Leading communication apps in the Google Play Store worldwide in September 2022, by number of downloads (in millions)." Chart. October 7, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/690864/leading-google-play-communication-apps-worldwide-downloads/
Airnow. (2022). Leading communication apps in the Google Play Store worldwide in September 2022, by number of downloads (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/690864/leading-google-play-communication-apps-worldwide-downloads/
Airnow. "Leading Communication Apps in The Google Play Store Worldwide in September 2022, by Number of Downloads (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/690864/leading-google-play-communication-apps-worldwide-downloads/
Airnow, Leading communication apps in the Google Play Store worldwide in September 2022, by number of downloads (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/690864/leading-google-play-communication-apps-worldwide-downloads/ (last visited March 28, 2023)
Leading communication apps in the Google Play Store worldwide in September 2022, by number of downloads (in millions) [Graph], Airnow, October 7, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/690864/leading-google-play-communication-apps-worldwide-downloads/