100 Most Used Apps by the Number of Monthly Users (2025)

Curious which mobile apps everyone’s using the most in 2025? From global giants like YouTube and TikTok to fast-growing newcomers like ChatGPT and Temu, we’ve ranked the most used apps by the number of monthly active users both worldwide and in the United States.

Find out which platforms dominate people’s screens and what that says about how we connect, shop, and stay entertained today.

(Note: this list includes mobile apps only, for mobile games, check out our list of most played mobile games.)

100 Most Used Apps Worldwide in 2025

1. Facebook (2.5 billion monthly users)
2. YouTube (2.5 billion monthly users)
3. TikTok (2.2 billion monthly users)
4. WhatsApp (2.0 billion monthly users)
5. Instagram (1.3 billion monthly users)
6. Google (1.2 billion monthly users)
7. Google Maps (1.2 billion monthly users)
8. Telegram (1.1 billion monthly users)
9. Google Drive (1.0 billion monthly users)
10. Google Chrome (973 million monthly users)
11. Truecaller (892 million monthly users)
12. QQ (881 million monthly users)
13. Gmail (784 million monthly users)
14. Google Messages (759 million monthly users)
15. Weibo (Sina Weibo) (690 million monthly users)
16. Snapchat (638 million monthly users)
17. Messenger (638 million monthly users)
18. WeChat (623 million monthly users)
19. Google Photos (483 million monthly users)
20. PhonePe (435 million monthly users)
21. DeepSeek (435 million monthly users)
22. Spotify (424 million monthly users)
23. X (416 million monthly users)
24. WhatsApp Business (408 million monthly users)
25. WPS Office (405 million monthly users)
26. Contacts (403 million monthly users)
27. LINE (391 million monthly users)
28. Viber (363 million monthly users)
29. ChatGPT (355 million monthly users)
30. Threads (339 million monthly users)
31. Pinterest (311 million monthly users)
32. Amazon Shopping (279 million monthly users)
33. Meesho (264 million monthly users)
34. imo (251 million monthly users)
35. Google One (243 million monthly users)
36. JioHotstar (229 million monthly users)
37. Duolingo (202 million monthly users)
38. Flipkart (188 million monthly users)
39. Shopee (185 million monthly users)
40. Google Wallet (182 million monthly users)
41. Kuaishou (171 million monthly users)
42. Gosuslugi (State Services Russia) (158 million monthly users)
43. CapCut (158 million monthly users)
44. SHEIN (153 million monthly users)
45. Temu (152 million monthly users)
46. Uber (149 million monthly users)
47. Netflix (147 million monthly users)
48. Moj (146 million monthly users)
49. Google Meet (143 million monthly users)
50. Google Calendar (142 million monthly users)
51. Files by Google (134 million monthly users)
52. YouTube Music (131 million monthly users)
53. Google Translate (130 million monthly users)
54. Signal (126 million monthly users)
55. Discord (125 million monthly users)
56. VK (123 million monthly users)
57. YouTube Kids (122 million monthly users)
58. Mercado Libre (120 million monthly users)
59. Bobble AI Keyboard (118 million monthly users)
60. MyJio (117 million monthly users)
61. Microsoft Outlook (115 million monthly users)
62. Microsoft Teams (114 million monthly users)
63. Wish (109 million monthly users)
64. Zoom (109 million monthly users)
65. Mi Music (107 million monthly users)
66. AliExpress (107 million monthly users)
67. Where is my Train (105 million monthly users)
68. Amazon Prime Video (104 million monthly users)
69. Android Accessibility Suite (100 million monthly users)
70. Xiaohongshu (Little Red Book) (100 million monthly users)
71. ShareChat (99 million monthly users)
72. Canva (98 million monthly users)
73. com (97 million monthly users)
74. Taobao (93 million monthly users)
75. Google Gemini (91 million monthly users)
76. Adobe Acrobat Reader (85 million monthly users)
77. Paytm (82 million monthly users)
78. Alipay (82 million monthly users)
79. Pinduoduo (80 million monthly users)
80. Lazada (76 million monthly users)
81. Waze (73 million monthly users)
82. com (Jingdong) (72 million monthly users)
83. ShareMe (69 million monthly users)
84. Meituan (68 million monthly users)
85. Life360 (68 million monthly users)
86. DingTalk (67 million monthly users)
87. MX Player (65 million monthly users)
88. Disney+ (65 million monthly users)
89. Airtel Thanks (64 million monthly users)
90. Picsart (64 million monthly users)
91. Google Classroom (63 million monthly users)
92. Reddit (63 million monthly users)
93. Cici (62 million monthly users)
94. Yahoo Mail (60 million monthly users)
95. Tinder (60 million monthly users)
96. PLAYit (58 million monthly users)
97. JioCinema (58 million monthly users)
98. PayPal (58 million monthly users)
99. Google Sheets (56 million monthly users)
100. Zalo (56 million monthly users)

The top 100 most used apps worldwide in 2025 paint a clear picture of how people spend their digital time, and which companies dominate the global app market.

Meta and Google Still Rule the World

Meta and Google continue to own the top of the chart.

Between Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger, Meta controls half of the top 10, with billions of active users across its ecosystem. Despite newer competitors, Facebook remains the world’s most used app, proving that social connections still drive massive engagement.

Google is right behind, with eight of its products in the top 20.

From YouTube (2.5B users) to Maps, Chrome, and Drive, Google’s dominance shows how essential its tools are for daily life. It’s also interesting that even utility-focused apps like Google One and Google Wallet have hundreds of millions of users, a reminder of how deeply integrated Google is into people’s digital habits.

TikTok’s Continued Power and ByteDance’s Expansion

TikTok holds strong at #3, with over 2.2 billion monthly users, keeping its spot as the top short-form video platform.

What’s notable is ByteDance’s growing reach beyond TikTok.

Apps like CapCut, its editing tool, and Cici, its new AI assistant, are now major players with tens of millions of monthly users. ByteDance isn’t just a social media company anymore, it’s building an entire ecosystem.

Messaging and Communication Apps Dominate

Messaging continues to be one of the biggest categories overall.

Alongside WhatsApp, Telegram, LINE, and Viber all rank high, proving that communication apps remain indispensable, especially in emerging markets. Even Truecaller, which focuses on call screening and spam protection, has nearly 900 million monthly users, an impressive number for such a niche function.

Rise of AI and Productivity Tools

AI apps made a big leap this year. ChatGPT cracked the top 30 with 355 million users, and DeepSeek, a Chinese AI assistant, isn’t far behind.

Meanwhile, productivity apps like WPS Office, Canva, and Google Gemini (Google’s AI assistant) show how AI-driven utilities are reshaping mobile use beyond entertainment.

E-commerce Explosion in Asia

If there’s one region shaping this list, it’s Asia.

Temu, SHEIN, Meesho, Taobao, Alibaba, and Flipkart all rank within the top 50, a clear reflection of how shopping has gone mobile-first. China and India in particular dominate the e-commerce space, with localized giants like JD.com, Pinduoduo, and PhonePe (for payments) showing the strength of regional ecosystems.

Streaming, Media, and Entertainment

The entertainment segment remains massive, but it’s more fragmented now. Netflix, YouTube Music, Spotify, Disney+, and regional platforms like JioCinema all feature prominently. It’s no longer a one-company race, people are spreading their attention across multiple streaming apps.

A Few Surprises

• Government apps like Gosuslugi (Russia’s state services app) made it into the top 50, rare for this type of app.
• Reddit and Tinder, both long-established, still maintain relevance with over 60 million monthly users.
• CapCut’s popularity highlights how content creation tools are now mainstream, not niche.

50 Most Used Apps in the United States (2025)

1. YouTube (289 million monthly users)
2. TikTok (213 million monthly users)
3. WhatsApp (206 million monthly users)
4. Facebook (166 million monthly users)
5. Telegram (113 million monthly users)
6. Google (111 million monthly users)
7. Instagram (100 million monthly users)
8. Google Maps (91 million monthly users)
9. Google Drive (85 million monthly users)
10. Google Chrome (79 million monthly users)
11. Gmail (66 million monthly users)
12. Truecaller (62 million monthly users)
13. Pinterest (46 million monthly users)
14. WhatsApp Business (44 million monthly users)
15. Amazon Shopping (44 million monthly users)
16. Snapchat (40 million monthly users)
17. Messenger (39 million monthly users)
18. Google Messages (38 million monthly users)
19. Spotify (38 million monthly users)
20. ChatGPT (34 million monthly users)
21. Threads (28 million monthly users)
22. Google Photos (28 million monthly users)
23. Viber (27 million monthly users)
24. Venmo (27 million monthly users)
25. X (27 million monthly users)
26. Temu (26 million monthly users)
27. Microsoft Outlook (24 million monthly users)
28. DeepSeek (24 million monthly users)
29. Uber (24 million monthly users)
30. Discord (24 million monthly users)
31. Netflix (24 million monthly users)
32. SHEIN (23 million monthly users)
33. Wish (23 million monthly users)
34. Life360 (22 million monthly users)
35. Pandora (22 million monthly users)
36. YouTube Music (22 million monthly users)
37. Duolingo (22 million monthly users)
38. Roku (20 million monthly users)
39. Google Meet (20 million monthly users)
40. Reddit (19 million monthly users)
41. Amazon Prime Video (19 million monthly users)
42. Shop (19 million monthly users)
43. eBay (17 million monthly users)
44. Walmart (17 million monthly users)
45. CapCut (17 million monthly users)
46. HBO Max (16 million monthly users)
47. Microsoft Teams (16 million monthly users)
48. LINE (16 million monthly users)
49. PayPal (16 million monthly users)
50. Waze (16 million monthly users)
51. Peacock TV (15 million monthly users)
52. Indeed (15 million monthly users)
53. NewsBreak (15 million monthly users)
54. Disney+ (15 million monthly users)
55. Bank of America Mobile Banking (15 million monthly users)
56. Zoom (14 million monthly users)
57. Google One (14 million monthly users)
58. QQ (14 million monthly users)
59. Weibo (Sina Weibo) (13 million monthly users)
60. Ring (13 million monthly users)
61. YouTube Kids (13 million monthly users)
62. Google Calendar (12 million monthly users)
63. YouVersion Bible App (12 million monthly users)
64. McDonald’s (12 million monthly users)
65. Fetch (12 million monthly users)
66. WPS Office (11 million monthly users)
67. Letgo (11 million monthly users)
68. Microsoft Authenticator (11 million monthly users)
69. Chime (11 million monthly users)
70. Google Wallet (11 million monthly users)
71. Contacts (11 million monthly users)
72. Google Translate (11 million monthly users)
73. PhonePe (10 million monthly users)
74. AliExpress (10 million monthly users)
75. Hulu (10 million monthly users)
76. Tubi (10 million monthly users)
77. Canva (10 million monthly users)
78. Ticketmaster (10 million monthly users)
79. Adobe Acrobat Reader (10 million monthly users)
80. Signal (9 million monthly users)
81. DoorDash (9 million monthly users)
82. Google Classroom (9 million monthly users)
83. T-Life (9 million monthly users)
84. com (9 million monthly users)
85. Amazon Music (9 million monthly users)
86. Meesho (9 million monthly users)
87. Zalo (9 million monthly users)
88. Tinder (9 million monthly users)
89. Microsoft Edge (9 million monthly users)
90. Hinge (8 million monthly users)
91. YouTube TV (8 million monthly users)
92. Google Sheets (8 million monthly users)
93. Google Gemini (8 million monthly users)
94. Amazon Alexa (8 million monthly users)
95. DuckDuckGo (7 million monthly users)
96. Mercari (7 million monthly users)
97. VPN Super Unlimited Proxy (7 million monthly users)
98. The Home Depot (6 million monthly users)
99. JioSaavn (6 million monthly users)
100. CVS Health (6 million monthly users)

The top 100 most used apps in the United States in 2025 reveal a fascinating blend of global giants, homegrown favorites, and emerging tools shaping how Americans live, communicate, and consume content.

YouTube and TikTok Lead the Pack

At the top, YouTube remains the undisputed king of mobile use in the U.S. with 289 million monthly users, followed by TikTok with 213 million.

This pairing shows how dominant short-form and on-demand video content has become. YouTube’s reach across demographics makes it a daily essential, while TikTok continues to capture the younger audience with its endless scroll of entertainment and discovery.

Messaging Apps Dominate Daily Use

The continued rise of WhatsApp and Telegram shows that Americans are expanding beyond traditional SMS and iMessage.

Telegram’s 113 million active users highlight how people are turning to privacy-focused, feature-rich platforms for communication. Meanwhile, Messenger, Snapchat, and Discord remain staples for social interaction, especially among younger users who prefer faster, more casual exchanges.

Google’s Massive Ecosystem

Google quietly runs much of the American mobile experience. Beyond YouTube, its ecosystem dominates the top 20, Google Maps, Drive, Chrome, Gmail, Photos, and Calendar all rank high.

Combined, these apps represent nearly every digital need: navigation, storage, productivity, and entertainment. Even Google Gemini, the company’s AI assistant, is already making waves with millions of active users, proving that AI is moving into mainstream daily use.

Meta’s Resilience in Social Media

Despite the constant wave of new platforms, Meta remains remarkably strong.

Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and Messenger collectively reach hundreds of millions of Americans each month. Threads’ steady adoption (28 million users) suggests that Meta’s bet on text-based social interaction is paying off, though it still trails far behind TikTok and YouTube in engagement.

The Rise of AI and Utility Apps

Two standout entries are ChatGPT and DeepSeek, both representing the growing U.S. appetite for AI-driven tools.

ChatGPT’s 34 million monthly users underline how conversational AI is becoming a core productivity companion, from quick answers to content creation. Meanwhile, productivity tools like Canva, Google Sheets, Microsoft Office, and WPS Office continue to serve millions looking to get work done on the go.

Shopping Goes Mobile

The e-commerce scene in the U.S. is more crowded than ever. Alongside traditional leaders like Amazon, eBay, and Walmart, newer players such as Temu and SHEIN are thriving with tens of millions of users.

These low-cost, fast-shipping apps have reshaped American shopping habits, especially among younger users looking for deals. The presence of Shop, AliExpress, and even Meesho shows how cross-border retail is entering the mainstream.

Entertainment: Streaming and Audio Stay Strong

Streaming apps continue to hold a massive audience. Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+, Hulu, and Amazon Prime Video all make the list, joined by music platforms like Spotify, Pandora, YouTube Music, and Amazon Music.

The fragmentation of entertainment across platforms shows Americans are willing to subscribe to multiple services, but it’s the free, ad-supported models like Tubi that are growing fastest.

Finance and Lifestyle Apps on the Rise

Financial and lifestyle tools are more visible than ever. Apps like Venmo, PayPal, Chime, and Bank of America Mobile Banking highlight the country’s shift toward digital money management.

Meanwhile, Fetch, McDonald’s, and DoorDash reflect how mobile loyalty and food delivery continue to be everyday conveniences.

Emerging Trends and Local Favorites

The U.S. app market is also seeing growth in niche but loyal communities.

YouVersion Bible App, Ring, and Life360 show how lifestyle, safety, and family-focused apps continue to find strong audiences. NewsBreak, Indeed, and Reddit highlight ongoing demand for local news, job hunting, and social discussion platforms.

Final Thoughts

Looking at the most used apps in 2025, one thing is clear, mobile isn’t just a tool anymore; it’s a lifestyle. People are watching, chatting, shopping, and even managing their finances through the same few apps every day.

Video content rules attention spans, AI is quickly becoming a part of everyone’s routine, and mobile shopping is more ingrained than ever. Whether it’s TikTok trends, YouTube binges, or WhatsApp chats, the most used apps define not just what we do on our phones, but how we live, connect, and consume in today’s digital world.

Data Source

1. AppMagic, 2025. App Rankings