Travel Apps Downloads Rose Due to Restrictions Lift

  • Sam Delton
  • 21 Jul 2021
Travel Apps Downloads Rose Due to Restrictions Lift

AppFigures released the analytic research showing how the travel category got the most growth in the App Store during last year. It was also informed that TikTok was no longer the most downloaded app in June as WhatsApp managed to dethrone it. TikTok still was the most downloaded application worldwide even in June. It got around 55M downloads on both Google Play and App Store. However, WhatsApp was a winner on the App Store this June.

WhatsApp got around 21M downloads on the App Store. It’s almost twice as much as in May. But it doesn't seem as impressive when you remember that TikTok was the most popular and downloaded app in 2020, and it is keeping this title now, in 2021.

The downloads of the travel category applications were on the rise during last year. Due to the Covid-19 restrictions, this industry had hard times. However, since the restrictions have been lifted now, travel applications downloads jumped to 86% in the US. According to AppFigures, this category was the one with the most growth in the App Store. Travel applications are now expected to play a major role in tourism recovery.

However, it had no impact on the list of top 5 applications by downloads. It was pretty similar to the May top and included apps like TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Zoom. The top 10 most downloaded apps combined had around 350M downloads. Though it might seem a lot, this number is actually 3% less than in May 2021.

Speaking of the revenue, the first one was Youtube with its $54M. The second and the third positions were occupied by Tinder and HBO Max with $53M and $50M respectively. Disney+ was out there too, on the 4th spot. It actually grows 8% each month. Right now, its revenue is around $44M. Combined, the top 10 applications secured revenue of $313M just in the United States.