YouTube was the ninth-most downloaded mobile app in the US during Q1 of this year, according to data.ai. Temu, CapCut, TikTok, and Shein, as well as Meta-owned Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook, were all ahead of YouTube. YouTube has been around a lot longer in the US than the first four Chinese-linked newcomers, meaning most smartphone users probably already have the app downloaded.
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