TikTok Users are on the App an Hour-and-a-Half Every Day

<p class&equals;"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 css-1ea08ua-MuiTypography-root" data-testid&equals;"Text-body1">ByteDance’s <a class&equals;"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways css-1x2st0i-MuiTypography-root-MuiLink-root" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;app&period;sensortower&period;com&sol;ios&sol;US&sol;tiktok-ltd&sol;app&sol;tiktok&sol;835599320&sol;overview" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer" data-testid&equals;"Text-hyperlink"><u>TikTok<&sol;u><&sol;a>&comma; including Douyin on iOS in China&comma; was the most-downloaded and highest-earning non-game app in the world in the <a class&equals;"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways css-1x2st0i-MuiTypography-root-MuiLink-root" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;sensortower&period;com&sol;blog&sol;app-revenue-and-downloads-1h-2022" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer" data-testid&equals;"Text-hyperlink"><u>first half of 2022 according to research firm Sensor Tower<&sol;u><&sol;a>&period; It also has one of the most engaged user bases among social networking apps&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 css-1ea08ua-MuiTypography-root" data-testid&equals;"Text-body1">According to the <a class&equals;"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways css-1x2st0i-MuiTypography-root-MuiLink-root" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;sensortower&period;com&sol;blog&sol;power-user-curve-consumer-intelligence" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer" data-testid&equals;"Text-hyperlink"><u>Power User Curve<&sol;u><&sol;a>—the latest feature in Sensor Tower’s <a class&equals;"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways css-1x2st0i-MuiTypography-root-MuiLink-root" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;sensortower&period;com&sol;solutions&sol;consumer-intelligence" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer" data-testid&equals;"Text-hyperlink"><u>Consumer Intelligence<&sol;u><&sol;a> analytical toolkit—TikTok has the second-most engaged user base when compared to its competitors&comma; with 29 percent of its active worldwide Google Play installs opening the app every single day each month in Q2 2022&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p data-testid&equals;"Text-body1">Sensor Tower&&num;8217&semi;s data comes only from Android users and not Apple&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 css-1ea08ua-MuiTypography-root" data-testid&equals;"Text-body1">The company&&num;8217&semi;s analysis found that <a class&equals;"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways css-1x2st0i-MuiTypography-root-MuiLink-root" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;app&period;sensortower&period;com&sol;ios&sol;US&sol;instagram-inc&sol;app&sol;instagram&sol;389801252&sol;overview" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer" data-testid&equals;"Text-hyperlink"><u>Instagram<&sol;u><&sol;a> was the global engagement leader&comma; as about 39 percent of its installs were &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;power users” who engaged with the app every day last quarter&period; This was 10 percentage points higher than TikTok&comma; which saw the second most power users at 29 percent of its active installs&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 css-1ea08ua-MuiTypography-root" data-testid&equals;"Text-body1">Fellow Meta-owned social platform <a class&equals;"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways css-1x2st0i-MuiTypography-root-MuiLink-root" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;app&period;sensortower&period;com&sol;ios&sol;US&sol;meta-platforms-inc&sol;app&sol;facebook&sol;284882215&sol;overview" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer" data-testid&equals;"Text-hyperlink"><u>Facebook<&sol;u><&sol;a> came in for a close third with 27 percent of its installs reflecting power user behavior&comma; with <a class&equals;"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways css-1x2st0i-MuiTypography-root-MuiLink-root" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;app&period;sensortower&period;com&sol;ios&sol;US&sol;snap-inc&sol;app&sol;snapchat&sol;447188370&sol;overview" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer" data-testid&equals;"Text-hyperlink"><u>Snapchat<&sol;u><&sol;a> on its heels at 26 percent&period; <a class&equals;"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways css-1x2st0i-MuiTypography-root-MuiLink-root" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;app&period;sensortower&period;com&sol;ios&sol;US&sol;twitter-inc&sol;app&sol;twitter&sol;333903271&sol;overview" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer" data-testid&equals;"Text-hyperlink"><u>Twitter<&sol;u><&sol;a> trailed with approximately 18 percent&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p data-testid&equals;"Text-body1">Although <a class&equals;"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways css-1x2st0i-MuiTypography-root-MuiLink-root" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;app&period;sensortower&period;com&sol;ios&sol;US&sol;google-llc&sol;app&sol;youtube-watch-listen-stream&sol;544007664&sol;overview" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer" data-testid&equals;"Text-hyperlink"><u>YouTube<&sol;u><&sol;a> isn’t strictly a social network&comma; it functions similarly to Instagram and TikTok by providing a platform for live streams and videos on demand&period; According to Sensor Tower’s Power User Curve&comma; 20 percent of YouTube’s mobile installs opened the app every day in 2Q22&comma; trailing TikTok by 9 percentage points and Instagram by about 19 percentage points&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 css-1ea08ua-MuiTypography-root" data-testid&equals;"Text-body1">While Instagram came out on top in terms of the average number of power users who opened its app daily in 2Q22&comma; TikTok led the pack when it came to time spent&period; Globally&comma; an average of 95 minutes were spent in TikTok per day last quarter&period; This was more than four times the average duration spent on Snapchat &lpar;21 minutes&rpar;&comma; over three times the time spent on Twitter &lpar;29 minutes&rpar;&comma; and nearly twice as much as Facebook &lpar;49 minutes&rpar; and Instagram &lpar;51 minutes&rpar;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 css-1ea08ua-MuiTypography-root" data-testid&equals;"Text-body1">YouTube saw the second highest average time spent each day in 2Q22 at 74 minutes&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p data-testid&equals;"Text-body1">The global trend is paralleled in the United States&comma; where an average of 82 minutes was spent in TikTok per day during 2Q22&comma; three times the time spent on Snapchat and Twitter &lpar;26 and 25 minutes&comma; respectively&rpar; and twice as much as Instagram and Facebook &lpar;38 and 41 minutes&comma; respectively&rpar;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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