Many believed that as the world emerged from COVID-19 lockdowns, things would return to the ways they were before the pandemic. That included meeting people face to face again.
And while that may be true for socialisation, it seems that some of the technological changes lockdowns have brought us are here to stay.
New data from SensorTower revealed that major video-conferencing apps such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams continue to record phenomenal growth in usage.
The top three apps, Zoom, Teams and Google Meet saw usage surge 21x in H1 2020 compared to H1 2019.
And despite video calling fatigue, usage of the top three apps climbed 253% in H1 2021 compared to H1 2020.
However, downloads of these apps are slowing as the market may become more saturated. Adoption levels were still higher in Q1 2021 compared to Q1 2020 at 223 million versus 147 million, respectively. But the overall trend is pointing toward a slowdown.
It remains to be seen whether Zoom and co can sustain their growth and adoption rates beyond 2022.
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