TL;DR
Facebook and Google dominated the list of top smartphone apps in 2016, with multiple apps from each company appearing in the top ten chart. Facebook held the top spot with 146 million average unique users, while Google had the most spots in the top ten.
Nielsen released its list of the top smartphone apps of 2016 and two companies stood above the rest. According to a recent TechCrunch article, Facebook and Google dominated the list both having multiple apps in the top ten chart.
Facebook held up the top spot seeing a 14 percent increase in growth over last year and ending with 146 million average unique users. Facebook also recorded spots in the top ten for Messenger and Instagram coming in at No. 2 and No. 8 respectively.
While Facebook had the top spot, Google had the most spots in the top ten. YouTube, Google Maps, Google Search, Google Play and Gmail all made it on the list for 2016.
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This story was originally published in 1851 Franchise on December 29, 2016. Burnaze summarizes and links to the original reporting.
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