Chinese shopping app Temu is once again the most downloaded free app in the US, according to the list of top apps and games on the App Store launched by Apple on Monday. Last year's shopping app Moved to slot #1He stole the position from TikTok Retained title in 2022.

TikTok, which is currently facing a US ban, ranked 3rd on the list this year, after Instagram Threads, and rose to 2nd place after Instagram Threads. The 3rd most downloaded application in 2023.

Apple will release its list of top apps and games at the end of the year to show what consumers are actually downloading to their devices. App Store editors want to highlight as the best apps or games of the year.

This is also Apple's only year-end list to include iPhone maker ChatGPT. AI has greatly underestimated chatbots In its editorial selections, it favors more traditional apps for creators when determining app of the year finalists. The reward is after all I went to the professional video app KinoFrom the producers of the professional camera application Halide.

But in 2024, ChatGPT became the fourth most downloaded app in the US App Store, just ahead of Google's Search app. This change is notable because last year ChatGPT failed to make it into the top 10. Released on iPhone In May 2023. This year it is surpassing Google in the number of downloads.

Meta's apps are still on the most downloaded list of 2024, but the rankings have been declining in recent years. This time, Instagram and WhatsApp ranked 6th and 7th respectively, followed by CapCut (also owned by TikTok's parent company ByteDance), followed by YouTube, Gmail, Google Maps, Shein and Facebook at 13th place.

Rounding out the top 20 are Telegram, Snapchat, Cash App, Spotify, Max, McDonald's and Amazon.

Apple also released a list of the best freebies gameshighest paid gameshighest paid applicationsand top Apple Arcade titles for 2024. The full listings can be found on the App Store's Today page.

Inspired by the addictive Tetris, Block Blast! It was the #1 most downloaded free app of the year in the US, followed by Monopoly Go!, Roblox, Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile and Township.

The Best Arcade game was NBA 2K24 Arcade Edition, which includes Snake.io+, Hello Kitty Island Adventure, Sneaky Sasquatch and Bloons TD 6+.