India accounted for the highest number of downloads for the Zoom video conferencing app in April despite government warnings against its official use and various security concerns, app intelligence company Sensor Tower said. According to the firm, Zoom exceeded 131 million downloads last month, of which 18.2 percent came from India, followed by the United States. In addition to Zoom, TikTok also experienced massive growth last month with more than 107 million downloads worldwide. India also contributed the most, 22 percent, to TikTok downloads.
As people follow the patterns of social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic, they have moved to video conferencing apps like Zoom and Google Meet to not only meet work obligations but also to keep in touch with friends and family . The school is also using Zoom and other applications for virtual classrooms, as students cannot physically go to the screen during locks. This has led to the massive adoption of Zoom which has seen its downloads increase multiple times in recent months. Zoom's popularity has not been without its problems and controversies, and has even led to the creation of the term "zoombombing". Zoombombing refers to incidents when random strangers appear in unsafe Zoom meetings and harass users.
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These problems forced the government to warn its officials to use the app last month and issue a series of precautions for the general public. In the April 12 announcement, the Interior Ministry's Cyber ​​Coordination Center (CyCord) highlighted security concerns about Zoom. Stressing that Zoom should not be used by government offices / officials for official purposes, CyCord added that it could still be used by people in their personal capacity. If they choose to do so, they must follow best security practices. Even India's Computer Emergency Response Team, the national cybersecurity agency, had warned against careless use of the app and issued a notice outlining security measures for both the operator and users.
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Following news of security concerns and its ban by various organizations and countries, Zoom announced that it is making several changes to the app to improve security and privacy. In the same offering, the company earlier this week purchased the Keybase encryption startup that will help you make video calls made through the end-to-end encrypted app.
Sensor tower too claim (is Zoom was the most downloaded game-free app globally in April and experienced 60-year growth year-over-year. In addition to India, Zoom downloads came from the US. USA, which accounted for 14.3 percent of total downloads.
The firm released the list of most downloaded applications for April 2020 and presents TikTok, Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger, in addition to Zoom. Google Meet and Microsoft Team, rival Zoom apps, are also on the list. Tiktok was the second most downloaded app last month, and as mentioned, India accounted for 22 percent of TikTok's total downloads the previous month, followed by the US. USA With 9.4 percent.