https://thenextweb.com/apps/2020/01/14/google-facebook-apps-whatsapp-2019/ > For the first time in five years, Google has snatched the reins from Facebook to become the world’s top publisher of mobile apps — sort of. > In the last quarter of 2019, Google amassed close to 850 million downloads compared to Facebook‘s nearly 800 million, according to data from app intelligence monitor Sensor Tower.