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I'm trying to think of what useful utilities I've had that I had to download from the app store, which didn't come pre-installed. I don't think Material Files, JuiceSSH, Notally, Shazam, etc could be more popular than something mainstream like Instagram.
I wonder if there is a list somewhere. For example, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-downloaded_Google_Play_applications lists a lot of apps that come pre-installed, like Google Maps.
The reason why I was thinking it would utilities is that the big name brand social media stuff often pays to come pre-installed.
I wouldn't count that as top 10 downloaded either, but I see how they would count as top installed apps or top most popular.