The most downloaded iPhone app in the world right now is one you've probably never heard of

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May 3, 2018 5:02 PM

Facebook-owned apps dominated the App Store charts during the first three months of the year, but a Chinese-made music video app called Tik Tok took first place with an estimated 45 million downloads.

Facebook is still dominating the iPhone app world, but Chinese-made apps are quickly catching up.

Here's a look at the top 10 most-downloaded iPhone apps in the world last quarter.

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.

7. WeChat

Tencent's WeChat app was also among the most downloaded apps last quarter with an estimated 28.9 million downloads worldwide.

WeChat is capable of messaging, social media, and mobile payments. As of March 2018, WeChat had more than 1 billion monthly active users.

6. Facebook

Despite its tumultuous 2018 thus far, Facebook remains one of the top iPhone apps in the world. The app is perennially a top-10 app in the App Store, and was downloaded an estimated 29.4 million times during the first quarter.

5. Instagram

Instagram is the most popular app in Facebook's lineup. The app is the second-most popular free app in the App Store and was downloaded an estimated 31 million times in the first three months of the year.

4. Messenger

Facebook's Messenger app is the third-most popular free app in the App Store and had an estimated 31.3 million downloads in the first quarter of 2018.

3. WhatsApp

WhatsApp, the encrypted messaging service that Facebook bought in 2014, has 1.5 billion monthly users. Last quarter, the app was downloaded an estimated 33.8 million times.

2. YouTube

Google-owned video platform YouTube is consistently the top free iPhone app in the App Store. In the first quarter of the year, YouTube had an estimated 35.3 million downloads.

1. Tik Tok

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