Facebook Is The Top Smartphone App Of 2015

According to Nielsen, the smartphone app attracts 54,550,000 unique monthly users although the number of paid subscribers is significantly lower-Newsweek cites a report from MIDiA research that says 2015 will end with 8 million people paying for the service.

A recent survey conducted by Nielsen lists the top 10 most popular apps that dominated the mobile space. Facebookers lashed out at having to download a separate app, and immediately bashed Messenger down to 1-star reviews only because they had to download another app. None of the complaints at the time had anything to do with the app’s actual functionality.

Do you remember when Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) unbundled its Messenger app from the “big blue” core app, and people freaked out? As we are gearing up to bid goodbye to year 2015, Nielsen, the company that measures media audience’s viewership, has come out with the list of top 10 smartphone apps of this year.

Google performs well across all app categories.

In addition to claiming the top spot with its flagship app, Facebook also has a few apps in the top 10. Strikingly, that number represents only 39.6% of Americans, meaning the bulk of USA citizens steer clear of the social networking powerhouse. It was an eight percent increase compared to previous year.

Other Google apps making the list were Google Search (No. 4, 95.04 million users), Google Play (No. 5, 89.71 million), Google Maps (No. 6, 87.78 million) and Gmail (No. 7, 75.11 million). It has recorded a 31 percent increase in users, which is a significant increase from past year.

There are hundreds of thousands of apps available for your smartphone, whether you own an iPhone or an Android handset.

From the months of January through October, Mark Zuckerberg’s company reached 126.7 million active users every month. Instagram saw double digit growth at 23%.

Facebook, Google and Apple have effectively taken over the app market in the U.S. Combined they hold the top ten spots in terms of unique users, according to Nielsen. Usage climbed 16% to 46.4 million monthly users.