WASHINGTON — The list of the most popular mobile apps being used in the U.S. might not be surprising, but the number of users those top apps reach is impressive.
Reston-based mobile tracking company comScore Inc.’s monthly rankings of top mobile apps hasn’t changed much: Facebook, YouTube, Facebook Messenger, Google Search and Google Maps lead the list.
The Facebook mobile app, comScore says, now reaches 77.7 percent of the U.S. mobile audience.
YouTube grabs a close 71.4 percent, and Facebook Messenger reaches 69.5 percent of mobile users.
The rankings include both Apple iOS and Android platforms and is for users ages 18 and older.
Here are the current top 15 mobile apps in the U.S. and the percentage of the mobile audience they reach, according to comScore’s most recent rankings:
- Facebook, 77.7 percent
- YouTube, 71.4 percent
- Facebook Messenger, 69.5 percent
- Google Search, 64.4 percent
- Google Maps, 56.8 percent
- Google Play, 49.9 percent
- Instagram, 47.6 percent
- Gmail, 47.1 percent
- Snapchat, 46.1 percent
- Pandora Radio, 40.4 percent
- Google Calendar, 36.0 percent
- Apple Music, 28.7 percent
- Apple Maps, 28.6 percent
- Apple News, 28.2 percent
- Amazon Mobile, 27.5 percent
“Apple Music” includes Apple’s native music app, which includes all music activity within that app, including listening via the streaming service, radio service and users’ personally downloaded music libraries.
