Despite the India ban and an ongoing legal battle in the US, Chinese short-video making app TikTok became the highest grossing app globally in 2020 with $540 million in profit.
At 850 million, TikTok was also the most downloaded app in 2020, followed by WhatsApp at 600 million and Facebook at 540 million downloads worldwide, according to the data by app analytics firm Apptopia.
The Indian government banned nearly 59 Chinese apps including TikTok, WeChat and UC Browser and Xiaomi’s Mi Community over national security concerns as India-China bilateral relations remain strained after the death of 20 Indian soldiers in the Galwan Valley clash with Chinese PLA troops in eastern Ladakh in June.
By November, the government had banned over 250 Chinese apps. Other Chinese apps in the banned list were Club Factory, SHAREit, Likee, Mi Video Call (Xiaomi), Weibo, Baidu, BIGO LIVE and more.
“It is disappointing that in the ensuing seven months, despite our efforts we have not been given a clear…
