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Nowadays, majority of people have a mobile phone and most of people are using it as way more than just a mobile. It’s a mini-computer with tons of apps and features. Do you know which of the app is most downloaded app? Do you know how the apps idea developed? Read on to find out all these answers and more awesome facts as we explore some top interesting facts about mobile apps that you never knew.
FACEBOOK FACTS
You can’t block Mark Zuckerberg’s account on Facebook.
The “LIKE” button was originally going to be called “Awesome”.
Women users are more than Men users in Facebook.
400 million photos are uploaded to Facebook every single day.
Around 8.7% of all Facebook users are fake.
Facebook has a feature that lets you decide who will manage your account when you die.
Posts published on Thursday and Friday receive the highest engagement.
The average number of friends on each account is 338.
5 most liked Facebook pages are Facebook App, Samsung, Cristiano Ronaldo, Mr. Bean & CGTN.
TIKTOK FACTS
TikTok was the most downloaded application globally in 2020.
Around 41% of TikTok users are between the ages of 16-24.
TikTok is called Douyin in China.
TikTok was originally called Musical.ly.
TikTok is banned in India.
Countries That Have Attempted Ban on Tiktok: Pakistan, United State, Indonesia and Bangladesh.
90% of TikTok users use the app multiple times daily.
TWITTER FACTS
Approximately 350,000 Tweets are posted every minute.
One of the original ideas for a name was “FriendStalker”.
According to the Vatican, you’re a better person if you follow the Pope on Twitter.
Twitter is known as a micro-blogging site.
The hashtag was first introduced in 2007.
Barack Obama has the most Twitter followers. [129.8 Millions]
The very first tweet was posted on March 21, 2006.
YOUTUBE FACTS
YouTube began on Valentine’s Day. (February 14, 2005)
Google acquired YouTube for $1.65 billion in October 2006.
YouTube Has More Reach Than Cable TV.
Gangnam Style was the first video to hit 1 billion views.
The first-ever YouTube video was uploaded on April 23, 2005. It is a video of its co-founder at the San Diego Zoo.
INSTAGRAM FACTS
Instagram has over a billion monthly active users.
The number-one most-shared food on Instagram is pizza.
More women use Instagram than men.
The name Instagram comes from mashing of “instant camera” and “telegram.”
The most used emoji on Instagram is the heart emoji.
About 995 photos are uploaded to Instagram every second.
5 most followed accounts are Instagram (itself), Cristiano Ronaldo, Dwayne Johnson, Ariana Grande and Kylie jenner
WHATSAPP FACTS
This messaging platform has 1.5 billion monthly users.
WhatsApp is esteemed more than the GDP of nations like Jamaica, Iceland, and North Korea.
Most of us use WhatsApp in English, but it supports a total of 60 languages.
It’s the most commonly used application on the world for text messaging. It has an extra billions of users than Facebook Messenger.
SNAPCHAT FACTS
After 34 failures Snapchat was developed.
Snapchat original name was Picaboo.
1 million Snaps are sent per minute.
Mark Zuckerberg tried to buy Snapchat.
LINKEDIN FACTS
LinkedIn has 332 million members.
It went public in May 19, 2011.
2 new users join every second.
13% of millennials use LinkedIn.
RANDOM COOL FACTS – BONUS
The first mobile phone cost about £2500.
Scientists can charge phones using urine.
More people have mobiles than toilets globally
The Nokia 1100 was the best-selling electrical gadget in history, selling more than 250 million phones!
Cell phones have 18x more bacteria than toilet handles!
70% of cell phones are manufactured in China.
Cell phone users spend the majority of their time on games (49%) and social networking (30%).
