TikTok logged an estimated 40 million downloads in August 2026, second only to ChatGPT, based on Appfigures data. This guide tracks TikTok downloads across lifetime totals, monthly and yearly estimates, country and app store splits, and the US ownership change, naming each tracker because their counts differ.
TikTok Downloads: Key Numbers for 2026
How Many Downloads Does TikTok Have in Total?
AppMagic puts TikTok at 7.5 billion lifetime installs across iOS and Android, in data published by Udonis on May 26, 2026.
Other trackers model store data with their own methods, so lifetime totals do not match across firms. Sensor Tower’s milestone reports show how the count built up: 1 billion in February 2019, 1.5 billion in November 2019, 2 billion in April 2020 and 3 billion in July 2021.
The step from 1.5 billion to 2 billion took five months. Sensor Tower counted more than 315 million TikTok installs in Q1 2020, which it called the most for any app in a single quarter at the time.
Source: AppMagic data published by Udonis, May 2026; Sensor Tower Store Intelligence, February 2019 to July 2021
TikTok Downloads by Month: 2026 Appfigures Estimates
| Month | TikTok downloads | TikTok global rank | ChatGPT downloads (No. 1) |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 41.9M | 2 | 49.6M |
| January 2026 | 43M | 2 | 56M |
| February 2026 | 40M | 2 | 51M |
| April 2026 | 42M | 2 | 53M |
| May 2026 | 43M | 2 | 61M |
| August 2026 | 40M | 2 | 53M |
Source: Appfigures Intelligence, App Store and Google Play combined, December 2025 to August 2026
TikTok stayed between 40 million and 43 million downloads a month in each 2026 month for which Appfigures published its worldwide estimate. The table lists only those months.
Appfigures called TikTok’s August downloads fairly stable. OpenAI’s chatbot logged 53 million that month, below its July, June and May totals.
Did TikTok downloads grow in Q1 2026?
Sensor Tower data, reported by CnTechPost in April 2026, showed TikTok downloads up 7% quarter over quarter in Q1 2026. The same release put TikTok’s monthly active users above 2 billion for the first time.
On the App Store alone, Appfigures ranked TikTok No. 4 in February 2026. By April, ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini and Claude held the App Store’s top three spots with 15.5M, 15.4M and 10.9M downloads.
Source: Sensor Tower, Q1 2026; Appfigures Intelligence, February and April 2026
Yearly Downloads Peaked at 1.14 Billion in 2023
TikTok’s best year by AppMagic’s count was 2023, at 1.14 billion installs. The 2025 total of 740 million was the lowest since 2019.
AppMagic recorded 212 million TikTok installs for 2026 as of the May 26, 2026 update.
Source: AppMagic data published by Udonis, 2018 to 2025, updated May 26, 2026
Is TikTok Still the Most Downloaded App?
No. AppTweak ranks TikTok third worldwide for 2025 with 545.8 million downloads, behind ChatGPT at 845.3 million and Instagram at 762.3 million.
| Rank | App | 2025 downloads | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ChatGPT | 845.3M | 156.8% |
| 2 | 762.3M | -19.0% | |
| 3 | TikTok – Videos, Shop & LIVE | 545.8M | -12.0% |
| 4 | WhatsApp Messenger | 541.4M | -18.2% |
| 5 | CapCut: Photo & Video Editor | 501.1M | -19.1% |
| 6 | TikTok Lite | 433.8M | 77.2% |
| 7 | Netflix | 415.6M | -11.5% |
| 8 | 408.2M | -23.5% | |
| 9 | Temu | 390.0M | -8.2% |
| 10 | Snapchat | 386.6M | -0.4% |
Source: AppTweak Market Intelligence, App Store and Google Play, January to December 2025
ByteDance publishers hold three of the ten spots: TikTok, CapCut and TikTok Lite. TikTok Lite and ChatGPT are the only apps on the list with positive growth.
Snapchat closed out the list at No. 10 with 386.6 million downloads, almost flat at -0.4%.
Other trackers rank the year differently. AppMagic places TikTok second for 2025 with 740 million downloads, behind ChatGPT.
Source: AppMagic data published by Udonis, 2025
Where TikTok Downloads Come From: Countries and Stores
TikTok downloads by country in 2025
| Country | TikTok downloads | TikTok’s rank in country |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 74M | 1 |
| Brazil | 61M | 1 |
| United States | 47M | 3 |
| Mexico | 42M | 1 |
| Japan | 14M | 2 |
Source: AppMagic data published by Udonis, 2025
Indonesia led with 74 million TikTok downloads in 2025. TikTok was the most downloaded app in Indonesia, Brazil and Mexico.
India is absent from current rankings because TikTok has been banned there since 2020. As of April 2020, Sensor Tower counted 611 million lifetime downloads from India, 30.3% of TikTok’s total at the time.
Source: Sensor Tower, April 2020
Google Play vs App Store
Google Play supplied 618 million of TikTok’s 740 million downloads in 2025, against 122 million from the App Store. TikTok ranked second on Google Play and sixth on the App Store.
In April 2020, Sensor Tower put Google Play at 75.5% of TikTok’s lifetime downloads and the App Store at 24.5%.
Source: AppMagic data published by Udonis, 2025; Sensor Tower, April 2020
After the US Deal, Uninstalls Spiked but Downloads Held
TikTok’s $14 billion US ownership deal closed on January 22, 2026, according to Appfigures. US operations now run under the TikTok USDS joint venture structure.
Sensor Tower data shared with CNBC showed the daily average of US TikTok uninstalls up nearly 150% over the five days after the deal, compared with the prior three months.
A Sensor Tower analyst told Engadget that US daily active users rose about 2% over the same window.
Worldwide installs barely moved. Appfigures estimated 40 million TikTok downloads in February 2026, the first full month under the new US owners.
Source: Sensor Tower via CNBC and Engadget, January 2026; Appfigures Intelligence, January and February 2026
Downloads vs Revenue: TikTok Earned $261M in August 2026
TikTok trails ChatGPT on downloads but still out-earns every other app. Appfigures estimated TikTok’s August 2026 net revenue at $261 million, ahead of ChatGPT at $230 million.
March 2026 was the high point in Appfigures’ published 2026 figures, at $359 million. By May 2026, TikTok had topped Appfigures’ revenue chart for 44 straight months, starting in October 2022.
Appfigures expects ChatGPT to pass TikTok on revenue within months, citing about 14% net revenue growth for ChatGPT since June. YouTube, CapCut and Google One completed the August revenue top five.
Sensor Tower named TikTok the top-grossing app of 2025, ahead of Google One and ChatGPT.
Source: Appfigures Intelligence net revenue estimates, December 2025 to August 2026; Sensor Tower State of Mobile 2026
FAQs
How many downloads does TikTok have in 2026?
AppMagic counts 7.5 billion lifetime TikTok installs as of May 2026. On a monthly basis, Appfigures estimated 40 million worldwide downloads in August 2026, ranking TikTok second behind ChatGPT.
Is TikTok the most downloaded app in the world?
Not currently. Appfigures ranked ChatGPT first and TikTok second in each 2026 month it reported for TikTok. AppTweak placed TikTok third for 2025 with 545.8 million downloads.
Which country downloads TikTok the most?
Indonesia, with 74 million TikTok downloads in 2025 by AppMagic’s count. Brazil followed with 61 million. India was the largest source as of April 2020, with 611 million lifetime downloads, before its 2020 ban.
Are TikTok downloads going down?
Year over year, yes. AppTweak recorded a 12.0% drop to 545.8 million in 2025. AppMagic shows 740 million in 2025 against 979 million in 2024. Monthly totals held between 40 million and 43 million in 2026.
Reddit threads ask whether people deleted TikTok after the US deal. Did they?
Some did. Sensor Tower data showed US daily uninstalls up nearly 150% in the five days after January 22, 2026. US daily active users still rose about 2%, and global downloads reached 40 million in February.
