AdvertisementSensor Tower shows that Instagram downloads were up 20% in 2023 compared to 2022, in contrast to TikTok's 4% year-over-year growth.
Instagram beat TikTok not only in growth, but sheer volume of app downloads in 2023: Instagram had 767 million while TikTok had 733 million.
One reason is Threads, the newly launched Twitter competitor, which requires an Instagram account and may have prompted some people who were curious about Threads to re-download Instagram.
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In 2014, that same age group (which we are trying not to refer to as middle-aged) accounted for only about 20% of Instagram users.
Persons:
Instagram, TikTok, —, I've, aren't, Kim Kardashian, Kylie Jenner, Adam Mosseri, Instagram hasn't, Ryan Broderick, Pew, You'd, let's, ByteDance, I'm
Organizations:
Service, The New York Times, Meta, The, Schools, Boston Globe
Locations:
Europe, Valencia, Massachusetts