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title: "TechCrunch: Facebook & Google Dominate the List of 2016’s Top Apps"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/8e772af3-82bc-42b7-90ad-b0166a99433f
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/techcrunch-facebook-google-dominate-the-list-of-2016s-top-apps-8906
category: "Technology"
topics: ["Technology"]
published: 2016-12-29T14:09:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:33:10.482Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/d5580e64717e36ba25735c77e778e2177265.jpg
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# TechCrunch: Facebook & Google Dominate the List of 2016’s Top Apps

**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.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-12-29. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/techcrunch-facebook-google-dominate-the-list-of-2016s-top-apps-8906).*

## Story

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.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- General (sector)
- Facebook (company)
- Instagram (company)
- Google (company)
- Google Play (company)
- smartphone apps (topic)
- top apps (topic)
- tech dominance (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/techcrunch-facebook-google-dominate-the-list-of-2016s-top-apps-8906). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/8e772af3-82bc-42b7-90ad-b0166a99433f).