WhatsApp, YouTube, Google, Facebook, Gmail, Messenger, UC Browser, Google+, SHAREit and Google Maps, were the 10 most used apps by Indians in December 2015, according to Jana, a US based tech company which offers an apps marketplace to provide free data to users in developing countries. Jana tracked these on the basis of their daily active users (DAUs), on the basis of mCent (explained at the bottom) users in the month. Google and Facebook apps tying for top spots In the top 10, Google and Facebook owned apps have 5 times more DAUs than non-Facebook or Google apps, namely UC Browser and SHAREit combined. Google owns 9 out of 25 apps in the list, whereas 3 are from Facebook. Other notable apps include Hike messenger at 14, Flipkart at 16, Paytm at 22 and Dailyhunt at position 25. Shopping apps a rage, WhatsApp on 90% smartphones Jana states that its other study calculates that 53% of smartphone users in India use a shopping app every day. 4 out of the 25 most used apps are core messaging apps, while 5 more fall under communication. WhatsApp, the study states, is on 90% of smartphones in India and has 1.7 times more DAUs than the next competitor, Facebook Messenger, on the list. Top installed and top apps by data usage Its previous studies, one on the top 25 installed apps in and the top 25 apps by data usage in India, outlined multiple Google apps including Gmail, Maps, Chrome browser and Hangouts at the…
