Google secured 5 positions in the list of the top 10 downloaded apps in 2016, showcasing strong dominance alongside apps from Facebook, Amazon, and Apple.
However, Google missed out on the top 1 and 2 spots, which were claimed by the flagship Facebook app and Messenger app, respectively. The list continues with YouTube and Google Maps outperforming the Google Search app.
Google Play managed to rank higher than GMail, while Instagram, Apple Music, and Amazon filled out the remaining spots in the top 10 in that sequence.
Google is the undisputed leader in search-related smartphone apps. Bing has smartphone apps as well, but none of them made it into the top 10.
Smartphone adoption currently stands at 88% among US mobile subscribers, with the majority (53%) using the Android operating system. Close behind, 45% of smartphone users utilize iOS, followed by Windows Phone at a distant third with a 2% market share, and Blackberry in last with a 1% market share.
Data for this report is derived from Nielsen’s monthly survey of over 30,000 mobile subscribers aged 13 and up in the U.S.
