most-downloaded app category were gaming apps, accounting for nearly half of all app downloads. Social media apps were ranked second with a 9.45 percent market share.
In 2023, it is estimated that the annual number of app downloads worldwide will amount to 299 billion, up from approximately 247 billion global app downloads in 2020. As of August 2020, the Number of mobile app downloads worldwide from 2018 to 2023 (in billions)
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