Not TikTok or WhatsApp: Study reveals that this is the most downloaded and preferred application among young people in 2024
It is often said that Generation Z young people were born with a mobile phone under their arm. Naturally, they are the people who have had the most contact with technology and the digital world since their early childhood. Therefore, it is common to pay attention to their trends.
This also applies to the most popular apps. When you think of kids and teens’ favorites, it’s very likely that apps like TikTok or WhatsApp quickly come to mind. In fact, both are still very popular today, but there are other apps that will already surpass them in 2024 and that will likely shape the future.
Everything moves fast on the Internet, including trends. Social networks change, as do the tastes of users, especially young people. This is what the North American media outlet TechCrunch revealed, which conducted a study to check which app is preferred among Generation Z, even above TikTok or WhatsApp.
The “winner” is none other than Temu . In total, 18-24 year olds in the US downloaded it a total of 41.98 million times on Android and iOS devices. That means it was significantly higher than other similar alternatives, such as the equally popular Shein, which remained at 14.68 million downloads.
Keep in mind that, unlike other giants like Amazon, Temu focuses more than anything else on being a direct manufacturing intermediary. Something that allows for very low prices; although it is not the only thing. In another way, it allows you to complete challenges or invite friends to unlock additional discounts or different rewards between users.
Despite everything, Temu has not been spared some controversy. For example, although its success seems undoubted, many customers complain that in-app purchases lead to very long shipping times, or even that the quality of the products sold has sometimes been criticized.
- What are the most downloaded social networks?
Although it is at a certain distance from Temu, the truth is that TikTok is still the most downloaded social network among Generation Z kids. Even taking into account the complications it usually causes not only in the United States, but also in other countries. In 2024 it will have added 33.23 million downloads.
And what about the trendy technology that is none other than AI? Well, it’s not that far off either. The current benchmark AI, ChatGPT, has also reached 24.63 million downloads, once again demonstrating the interest of Generation Z in chatbots, both personally and professionally.