Despite many TikTok users’ signaling that they wouldn’t use Instagram, Meta’s app continued to hold a high rank on both app stores, including No. 8 on the U.S. Apple App Store Top Apps chart and No. 5 on Google Play’s Top Apps chart as of Monday morning.
VPN apps saw a brief surge, too
After the TikTok ban went into effect, U.S. users immediately tried installing VPN apps to work around the restrictions to no avail. (TikTok’s mobile app remained blocked even when VPNs were used).