Top 5 Photo and Video Apps in the US for Q4 2021

Throughout the fourth quarter of 2021, the leading photo and video apps in the United States showed varied performance across downloads, revenue, and active users. Here's a closer look at the trends for the top 5 apps according to data from Sensor Tower.

YouTube: Watch, Listen, Stream experienced a notable fluctuation in weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $9.1M in the week of December 20. Weekly downloads saw a significant rise towards the end of the quarter, reaching around 1.1M by the week of December 27. Meanwhile, weekly active users remained relatively stable, fluctuating around 202M throughout the quarter.

Instagram had a steady weekly revenue, with slight increases, peaking at about $87K in mid-December. Weekly downloads showed a significant rise towards the end of the quarter, peaking at approximately 884K in the week of December 27. Active users for Instagram remained consistently around 111M to 113M throughout the quarter.

Snapchat saw an interesting trend in weekly revenue, with noticeable peaks in mid-October and late December. Weekly downloads increased towards the end of the quarter, reaching approximately 674K in the final week of December. Active users saw a gradual increase, peaking at around 88.4M in the same period.

CapCut - Video Editor showed a consistent increase in weekly downloads, culminating at around 474K in the last week of December. Weekly active users also saw a gradual rise, reaching approximately 1.9M by the end of the quarter. There was no significant revenue reported for this app during this period.

Google Photos: Backup & Edit experienced a steady rise in weekly revenue, peaking at about $895K in mid-December. Weekly downloads also showed an upward trend, with a peak of approximately 329K in the week of December 20. Active users remained stable, fluctuating around 44M to 45M throughout the quarter.

For more in-depth insights and detailed data, visit Sensor Tower.