Social Networking in May 2026
This is Apptonic's monthly read on Social Networking: the apps with the most installs in May 2026, the posts that carried them, and the ads that ran alongside. Every figure comes from our own dataset.
- 222M
- Total installs
- $339M
- Total revenue
- 4M
- Total views
Apps with the most installs
Ranked by estimated installs for the month, summed across App Store and Google Play. Estimates are third-party and rounded at source.
| App | Downloads | Revenue | Rating | Reviews | Organic | Ads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 WhatsApp Messenger | 45M | <$10K | 4.6 | 261M | 733 | 240 |
 Facebook | 31M | $11M | 4.6 | 214M | 2.3K | 418 |
 TikTok - Videos, Shop & LIVE | 27M | $238M | 4.1 | 88M | 1.7K | 417 |
 Telegram | 24M | $30M | 3.8 | 17M | 217 | 0 |
 Threads | 20M | <$10K | 4.3 | 5M | 251 | 0 |
 Facebook Lite | 15M | $70K | 4.5 | 39M | 56 | 0 |
 Discord - Talk, Play, Hang Out | 9M | $17M | 4.4 | 11M | 332 | 0 |
 Instants, an Instagram app | 6M | <$10K | 4.7 | 36K | 104 | 0 |
 WeChat | 5M | $14M | 2.9 | 6M | 265 | 0 |
 Google Meet | 5M | <$10K | 4.4 | 14M | 39 | 174 |
 Bigo Live - Live Streaming App | 5M | $11M | 4.5 | 7M | 196 | 40 |
 OmeTV – Video Chat Alternative | 4M | $400K | 4.0 | 694K | 2 | 0 |
 rednote | 4M | $9M | 4.4 | 474K | 335 | 51 |
 SUGO：Voice Chat Party | 4M | $5M | 3.2 | 158K | 115 | 144 |
 Litmatch—Make new friends | 4M | $500K | 3.9 | 1M | 345 | 239 |
 ShareChat Status, Video & Live | 3M | $60K | 4.2 | 4M | 0 | 218 |
 Reddit | 3M | $290K | 4.6 | 8M | 265 | 101 |
 Connecto - Online Friendship | 3M | <$10K | 4.0 | 98K | 1 | 271 |
 Tango: Live Stream, Video Chat | 3M | $3M | 4.6 | 5M | 0 | 124 |
 setlog | 3M | <$10K | 3.1 | <10K | 43 | 0 |
Content that went viral
TikTok and Instagram posts ranked by views measured against the account's own reach.
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PingTop is the only app that rewards you for scrolling. Your time has value. Your attention matters…
our day on setlog :3 #setlog #diml #Vlog #nz
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Replying to @carriehunnicutt I Can't say enough good things about this app. It's easier than the no…
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Ads that performed best
Meta ads ranked by how many days they have been running since launch.
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