ByteDance apps take 40.1% of mobile internet usage time, topping Tencent group

Monitoring service Dongcha Beating said Nomura Securities, in its report "China Internet and New Media: June 2026 App Tracking," cited QuestMobile data showing that ByteDance-affiliated apps accounted for 40.1% of user time among the Top 50 apps, which cover about 93% of total mobile internet usage time. The share marked the first time ByteDance crossed the 40% threshold. In the same data set, Tencent-affiliated apps fell to 29.7%. The figures were cited from QuestMobile and referenced by Nomura in its latest app-tracking report.