Telegram beats world’s number-1 app over WhatsApp; Facebook number four
Telegram became the number one most downloaded non-gaming app in January 2021, beating Whatsapp. According to a report by data analytics firm Sensor Tower, Telegram was the world’s most downloaded non-gaming app in January 2021. It is believed that Telegram has benefited directly from the controversy over the new WhatsApp policy.
India holds 24% of the total downgrade Telegram received. This app was downgraded 6.3 million times last month. In India, Telegram received 1.5 crores, new users, in January. The Telegram app has been downloaded 3.8 times more than in January 2020 last year. Whatsapp has a new privacy policy behind its decline. People are leaving Whatsapp and switching to other messaging platforms like Telegram and Signal. For this reason, users are increasing on other messaging platforms Telegram and Signal.
Telegram, Signal and Facebook are followed by Telegram in this episode. Whatsapp is number five on this list. Whatsapp was at number three last time. Reportedly, Instagram ranked sixth in the list of most frequently downloaded in January 2021, Zoom at number seven, MX Taka Tak at number eight, Snapchat at number ninth and Messenger at number 10.
After India, users in Indonesia have downloaded Telegram the most. TikTok App, which is at number 2, got 6.2 crore downloads in January. China has the highest share of 17% in these downloads. Recall that according to Sensor Tower, TikTok was one of the most frequently downloaded apps in December 2020 and Telegram was not included in the top 5 list.
Since the WhatsApp Privacy Policy controversy, users are switching to other messaging platforms. The craze of the Telegram app is seen increasing in people all over the world.