AI Insights · Timothy · January 2026
Top 5 Social Apps on Android in Russia: Q4 2025 Performance
In Q4 2025, top social apps in Russia showed varied performance trends on Android, with Likee leading in downloads and VK dominating active users.
In the final quarter of 2025, social apps on the Android platform showed diverse performance metrics in Russia, according to data from Sensor Tower.
Likee - Short Video Community saw a dynamic trend in weekly downloads, with a peak of approximately 255K in early December. The app maintained a robust user base, with weekly active users fluctuating around 13M to 14M throughout the quarter.
TikTok - Videos, Shop & LIVE experienced a notable increase in downloads towards the end of December, reaching about 271K. Active users remained stable, ranging from 23M to 24M weekly.
TikTok Lite - Save Data & Fast downloads showed a significant upswing in the last week of December, hitting 200K. Active users varied between 3.3M and 3.9M, with a slight dip mid-quarter.
VK: music, video, messenger dominated in terms of active user engagement, consistently high at over 61M. Downloads peaked at 238K at the close of the year.
Finally, Instagram showed a steady increase in active users, reaching approximately 15M by the end of December, while weekly downloads peaked at around 102K.
For more in-depth insights, visit Sensor Tower.
