Zoom tops the 2020 mobile app charts

In a year that saw leaving the house become criminalised in much of the world, it comes as little surprise to see video conferencing service Zoom become top of the mobile pops.

Scott Bicheno

December 3, 2020

1 Min Read
Zoom tops the 2020 mobile app charts

In a year that saw leaving the house become criminalised in much of the world, it comes as little surprise to see video conferencing service Zoom become top of the mobile pops.

Both Apple and Google have unveiled their app ‘awards’, but since the criteria for these are opaque and presumably have a commercial element, they’re fairly meaningless. Of much more interest are the simple charts showing which were downloaded the most. Apple has published these for 2020, but Google just has its standard charts, which presumably cover the past few weeks.

Apple top 10 free apps

  1. Zoom

  2. TikTok

  3. Disney+

  4. YouTube

  5. Instagram

  6. Facebook

  7. Snapchat

  8. Messenger

  9. Gmail

  10. Cash App

Apple top 10 paid apps

  1. TouchRetouch

  2. Procreate Pocket

  3. Facetune

  4. HotSchedules

  5. AutoSleep

  6. The Wonder Weeks

  7. SkyView

  8. Shadowrocket

  9. Sky Guide

  10. Forest

Apple top 10 free games

  1. Among Us!

  2. Call of Duty Mobile

  3. Roblox

  4. Subway Surfers

  5. Ink Inc

  6. Magic Tiles 3

  7. Brain Test

  8. Brain Out

  9. Coin Master

  10. Cube Surfer!

Apple top 10 paid games

  1. Minecraft

  2. Plague Inc

  3. Heads Up!

  4. Monopoly

  5. Bloons TD 6

  6. Geometry Dash

  7. NBA 2K20

  8. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

  9. The Game of Life

  10. True Skate

We can’t see how to get the global data for Android yet, so we won’t bother listing any country charts. In the US and UK Zoom is still near the top for free apps and Among Us is the top free game. We can’t help noticing that a lot of the top app and game titles are fairly old products, so there would appear to be the opportunity for ambitious new developers to shake things up a bit.

About the Author

Scott Bicheno

As the Editorial Director of Telecoms.com, Scott oversees all editorial activity on the site and also manages the Telecoms.com Intelligence arm, which focuses on analysis and bespoke content.
Scott has been covering the mobile phone and broader technology industries for over ten years. Prior to Telecoms.com Scott was the primary smartphone specialist at industry analyst Strategy Analytics’. Before that Scott was a technology journalist, covering the PC and telecoms sectors from a business perspective.
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