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YouTube can Friend Wifenow add "most popular iPhone app of the year" to its list of accomplishments.
Apple just released its lists for the most downloaded apps of 2018 and YouTube took the number one spot, beating out Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat for the honor.
SEE ALSO: These old and obsolete tech products actually make great giftsYouTube held the #3 spot last year, when Bitmoji and Snapchat came in at #1 and #2 respectively. This year, Snapchat dropped to third place and Bitmoji down to sixth, with Instagram climbing to the #2 slot.
These are the top 20 free apps of the year, according to Apple
YouTube
Instagram
Snapchat
Messenger
Facebook
Bitmoji
Netflix
Google Maps
Gmail
Spotify Music
Amazon
Uber
WhatsApp Messenger
Pandora
Wish
TikTok
Cash App
Google Photos
Google Chrome
Twitter
While there aren't many surprises on that list, it's notable that YouTube has now edged out Instagram and Snapchat. Though not a new app by any means, YouTube is increasingly becoming the app social media companies need to compete with. Earlier this year, a Pew poll found that YouTube is the most-used app among teens.
Two other notable additions this year include TikTok, the music video app formerly known as Musicall.y, and Cash App, Square's P2P payments app.
Over on the paid app charts, photography apps once again came out on top. The most popular paid app was (for the second year in a row) Facetune, followed by special effects app kirakira+.
Like last year, Apple also released separate rankings for games where -- surprise, surprise -- Fortnitetook the top spot for free apps. Also making the list was PUBGand HQ Trivia.
The full list of the top 20 most downloaded free games is below:
Fortnite
Helix Jump
Rise Up
PUBG MOBILE
Hole.io
Love Balls
Snake VS Block
Rules of Survival
ROBLOX
Dune!
Subway Surfers
Episode
Word Link
Toon Blast
Color Road!
HQ Trivia
Twisty Road!
8 Ball Pool™
Kick the Buddy
Sniper 3D Assassin: Gun Games
In addition, Apple's App Store editors also announced their own picks for the best apps of the year. They named sketching app Procreate Pocket as the overall best iPhone app of the year and Donut Countrythe top game.
You can check out the full rankings over on iTunes, where you can also view the most popular podcasts, books, movies and television shows.
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