According to data shared today by Sensor Tower, worldwide App Store downloads grew by 2% in the first quarter of 2022, to reach 8.6 billion. There were more app downloads between the App Store and the Play store.
The number of apps downloaded on the Play Store for the quarter was more than double that for the iPhone.
TikTok was the most downloaded app on the App Store, with 70 million downloads. The top downloaded apps were unchanged from a year ago.
Since its launch, TikTok has been downloaded more than 3.5 billion times, making it the first non-Meta app to hit that milestone. According to Sensor Tower, no app has surpassed TikTok in downloads since the beginning of the year.
Subway Surfers, Wordle, and Coloring Match were the most downloaded games. During the quarter, Subway Surfer had more than 15 million downloads.
The full report on the state of the App Store can be found on the company's website. There is a PDF.