The most downloaded iPhone app in the world right now is one you've probably never heard of by Avery Hartmans on May 3, 2018, 11:58 AM  Facebook is still dominating the iPhone app world, but Chinese-made apps are quickly catching up.
Facebook-owned apps like WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram were among the most-downloaded iPhone apps in the world during the first quarter of 2018, according to new data from app intelligence firm Sensor Tower. But it was a Chinese music video app called Tik Tok that flattened the competition with more than 45 million downloads over the course of the last three months. In fact, Chinese apps from internet behemoths like Tencent and Baidu are slowly catching up to Facebook's hold on the app world. Here's a look at the top 10 most-downloaded iPhone apps in the world last quarter. SEE ALSO: Google Tasks is the perfect app for organizing your life — and it doesn't cost a cent 10. Google Maps  Google's mapping app is perpetually among the top 10 apps in the App Store. In the first three months of the year, Google Maps was downloaded an estimated 22.4 million times on iPhones worldwide.
10. iQiyi  Founded by Chinese internet giant Baidu, iQiyi is a YouTube-style video streaming app. The company claims there are 481 million iQiyi users and that people are spending 5.6 billion hours on the app every month, according to TechCrunch. During the first quarter, iQiyi had an estimated 22.6 million downloads.
9. QQ  QQ is an app created by Chinese tech conglomerate Tencent. The app offers Facebook Messenger-style instant messaging, along with online games, music, shopping, and more. QQ was downloaded an estimated 22.6 million times in the first quarter of 2018.
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