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Formosan shopping app Temu was once again the most downloaded free app in the U.S. , accord to a list of top apps and game across the App Storereleasedby Apple on Monday . The shopping appmoved into the No . 1 slotlast year , stealing the position from TikTok , whichheld the rubric in in 2022 .
Currently face a U.S. ban , TikTok this year made the inclination at No . 3 behind Meta ’s Instagram Threads , which moved up to the No . 2 spot after being theNo . 3 most downloaded app in 2023 .
Malus pumila unloose its inclination of top apps and games at the end of the year to showcase what consumers are in reality downloading on their devices , as opposed to those thatApp computer memory editors require to highlightas top apps or game of the year .
It ’s also the only year - end listing from Apple where ChatGPT makes an coming into court , as the iPhone makerlargely disregard AI chatbotsin its editorial picks , favoring more traditional apps aimed at creatives when naming its app of the twelvemonth finalist . That laurels ultimatelywent to pro telecasting app Kino , from the God Almighty of the pro tv camera app Halide .
In 2024 , however , ChatGPT ranked as the fourthly - most downloaded app in the U.S. App Store , just ahead of Google ’s Search app . This modification is notable because last year , ChatGPT did n’t make the top 10 after beingreleased on iPhonein May 2023 . This year , it ’s beat out Google in terms of downloads .
Meta ’s apps are still present in 2024 ’s overall most - download list but have been dropping in ranks in recent years . Although duds rank well at No . 2 , Instagram and WhatsApp arrive in at No . 6 and 7 , severally , follow by CapCut ( also owned by TikTok parent ByteDance ) , then YouTube , Gmail , Google Maps , Shein , and then Facebook at No . 13 .
Rounding out the top 20 are Telegram , Snapchat , Cash App , Spotify , Max , McDonald ’s , and Amazon .
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Apple also unloose the lean of top freegames , top paidgames , top paidapps , and topApple Arcade titlesfor 2024 . The full list can be chance on the App Store ’s Today varlet .
Of note , the habit-forming Tetris - exalt game Block Blast ! was the No . 1 most downloaded free app of the year in the U.S. , followed by Monopoly Go ! , Roblox , Call of Duty : Warzone Mobile , and Township .
The Top Arcade title was NBA 2K24 Arcade Edition , with Snake.io+ , Hello Kitty Island Adventure , Sneaky Sasquatch , and Bloons TD 6 + .
