Threads and TikTok are also in the top 3.
Chinese shopping app Temu was once again the most downloaded free app in the U.S., according to a list of top apps and games across the App Store released by Apple on Monday. The shopping app moved into the No. 1 slot last year, stealing the position from TikTok, which held the title in in 2022.
Currently facing a U.S. ban, TikTok this year made the list at No. 3 behind Meta’s* Instagram* Threads, which moved up to the No. 2 spot after being the No. 3 most downloaded app in 2023.
Apple releases its list of top apps and games at the end of the year to showcase what consumers are actually downloading on their devices.
In 2024, ChatGPT ranked as the fourth-most downloaded app in the U.S. App Store, just ahead of Google’s Search app. This change is notable because last year, ChatGPT didn’t make the top 10 after being released on iPhone in May 2023. This year, it’s beating Google in terms of downloads.
Meta’s apps are still present in 2024’s overall most-downloaded list but have been dropping in ranks in recent years. Although Threads ranked well at No. 2, Instagram and WhatsApp came in at No. 6 and 7, respectively, followed by CapCut (also owned by TikTok parent ByteDance), then YouTube, Gmail, Google Maps, Shein, and then Facebook* at No. 13.
Rounding out the top 20 are Telegram, Snapchat, Cash App, Spotify, Max, McDonald’s, and Amazon.
*banned and designated as extremist in Russia
Source: TechCrunch