TikTok has passed 1.5 billion downloads across all platforms, according to new stats from mobile intelligence provider Sensor Tower. The milestone comes as TikTok parent Bytedance is planning to launch a Spotify competitor including in the US.
TikTok is now the third most downloaded non-gaming app in 2019 after WhatsApp (707.4M) and Messenger (636.2M).
Facebook and Instagram are #4 and #5 with 587 million and 376.2 million downloads respectively.