Top 26 Most Downloaded Apps in Kenya

By Juma Fredrick

Technology has fully taken over Kenya according to technology experts who are now rating Kenya as one of Africa’s most developed country in terms of embracing technology. In Kenya, most companies and brands have scaled down their services from using individuals to directly deal with their customers to use mobile apps.

Mobile apps in Kenya has seen many financial institutions in Kenya let go of their staff as the consolidated their products and services on mobile. According to SimillarWeb, these are the top 26 most downloaded apps in Kenya:

1. WhatsApp Messenger
2. Opera Mini – Fast web browser
3. Facebook Lite
4. Facebook
5. Messenger
6. MySafaricom
7. Tala (Formerly Mkopo Rahisi)
8. Uber
9. Instagram
10. Latest WhatsApp Status
11. Imo free video calls and chat
12. Xender: File Transfer sharing
13. True ID Name and Location
14. Messenger Lite
15. Boomplay Music
16. Branch
17. Taxify
18. Telegram
19. Little
20. Photo Editor – Photo effects
21. Okoa Loan
22. Jumia Online shopping
23. Moto Rider
24. Twitter
25. Bible
26. OLX Kenya

From the list above, most apps that are being downloaded by Kenyans are social apps and despite banks moving their services on apps, none has featured among the top 26.