Chinese shopping app Temu is once again the most downloaded free app in the United States, according to a list of top apps and games across the App Store released by Apple on Monday. The shopping app rose to the number one spot last year, dethroning TikTok, which held the title in 2022.
Although currently facing a ban in the US, TikTok entered the list this year at number 3 behind Instagram Threads and moved up to number 2 after number 3 for the most downloaded apps in 2023.
Apple compiles a list of top apps and games at the end of the year to showcase what consumers are actually downloading to their devices, rather than what App Store editors want to highlight as the year's top apps and games. I will make an announcement.
This is also the only appearance of ChatGPT in Apple's year-end list, with the iPhone maker largely downplaying AI chatbots in its editorial selections and when naming its App of the Year finalists. because they preferred more traditional apps for creatives. The award ultimately went to pro video app Kino, makers of pro camera app Halide.
But 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 failed to break into the top 10 after its release on iPhone in May 2023. This year it has surpassed Google in downloads.
Meta's apps are still on the overall most-downloaded list for 2024, but they have fallen down the rankings in recent years. This time, Instagram and WhatsApp came in at 6th and 7th place, respectively, followed by CapCut (also owned by TikTok's parent company ByteDance), followed by YouTube, Gmail, Google Maps, Shein, and Facebook at 13th place. Ta.
Rounding out the top 20 are Telegram, Snapchat, Cash App, Spotify, Max, McDonald's, and Amazon.
Apple also announced its list of Top Free Games, Top Paid Games, Top Paid Apps, and Top Apple Arcade Titles for 2024. The complete list can be found on the App Store's Today page.
Of note is Block Blast!, an addictive Tetris-inspired game. was the number one most downloaded free app of the year in the US, followed by Monopoly Go!, Roblox, Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile, and Township.
The top arcade title was NBA 2K24 Arcade Edition, which included Snake.io+, Hello Kitty Island Adventure, Sneaky Sasquatch, and Bloons TD 6+.