Explained: How the most downloaded pandemic apps performed in 2021

Aarogya Setu was clearly the most downloaded app in this space globally with over 100 million plus downloads

It is amongst the top nine apps in the world that were set up to support citizens during the pandemic in terms of downloads. But Aarogya Setu, the mobile app developed as a means of contact tracing, has performed reasonably well among peers both in terms of installed base as well as usage despite the large population in the country.

According to App Annie which tracks mobile app data across the globe and in India, the percentage of mobile devices installed with the app in India hit 30 per cent in 2021. And the open rate (the percentage of that