TikTok ranked third most downloaded app in Pakistan

App for sharing short videos despite being restricted in Pakistan for over five months owing to “immoral and obscene” material, TikTok was the third most downloaded app in Pakistan in 2021.

According to data provided by SensorTower’s Mobile Insights Strategist Craig Chapple, the Chinese-owned app was downloaded 26.5 million times in the previous year.

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Due to “immoral and lewd” content, the app was restricted in the country for nearly five months.

Pakistan’s most downloaded app 2021

Facebook stands at a whopping 30,000,000, Snack Video stands at 27,600,000, TikTok stands at a 26,500,000. The chat messenger app WhatsApp stands at 20,600,000, Snapchat at 19,700,000, Messenger 18,000,000, Likee    13,200,000, picture sharing app Instagram at 12,800,000 and Bigo Live at 7,500,000

With 30 million downloads, Meta-owned Facebook topped the list for social media apps, while Snack Video came in second with 27.6 million downloads. WhatsApp was the only other social media app with more than 20 million installs.

19.7 million, 18 million, 13.2 million, 12.8 million, 7.5 million, and 7.4 million people downloaded Snapchat, Messenger, Likee, Instagram, Bigo Live, and Imo, respectively.

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TikTok stands third in Pakistan

The following is a list of app rankings in general:

Facebook – 30,000,000

Snack Video – 27,600,000

TikTok – 26,500,000

WhatsApp – 20,600,000

Snapchat – 19,700,000

Messenger – 18,000,000

A worldwide trend


With 739.8 million downloads in 2021, Tiktok topped the global list of most downloaded applications, followed by Facebook (619.2 million), Instagram (615.6 million), and WhatsApp (481.2 million).

TikTok – 739,800,000

Facebook – 619,200,000

Instagram – 615,600,000

WhatsApp – 481,200,000

Messenger – 404,600,000

So what was your favorite app? and have you downloaded TikTok yet?

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