10 Most-Downloaded Apps Of 2021: Snapchat, Zoom, Facebook And More

A majority of the most-downloaded applications in the United States from 2020 made the top 10 list again in 2021. However, there was a shakeup in the streaming wars as $Netflix (NFLX.US)$ and $Disney (DIS.US)$ Disney+ were the only two apps to fall out of the top 10.

The pair of streaming apps saw download volume come in below $Alphabet-C (GOOG.US)$ $Alphabet-A (GOOGL.US)$ YouTube and $AT&T (T.US)$ HBO Max during 2021. This doesn’t mean that Netflix and Disney+ have fallen from favor, since once an app is downloaded, there's no need to downloaded it again. Although it does seem to show that HBO Max is gaining traction in the streaming space.

Here is a look at the most-downloaded applications in the U.S. in 2021:

ByteDance's TikTok: 94 million
Instagram: 64 million
Snapchat: 56 million
Cash App: 56 million
Zoom: 52 million
Meta's Messenger: 51 million
Meta's Facebook: 47.3 million
Meta's WhatsApp: 47.2 million
Alphabet's YouTube: 47 million
AT&T's HBO Max: 45 million

Most of the apps on this list are social media related. TikTok claimed the top spot for the second year in a row. $Meta Platforms (FB.US)$ is the only company with more than one app on the list. Meta owns four of the top 10 apps with Instagram, Messenger, Facebook and WhatsApp.

$Snap Inc (SNAP.US)$ Snapchat moved up a few spots in 2021 claiming the 3rd spot this year after ranking 7th on the list in 2020.

$Block (SQ.US)$ Cash App also moved up a couple spots, ranking 4th this year after coming in 6th in 2020.

$Zoom Communications (ZM.US)$ Zoom app remained in the top five in 2021 after surging to become the 2nd most-downloaded app in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.