China Overseas Apps Ranking 2026
As of 2026-09-20. Sensor Tower Q2 2026 overseas store revenue: TikTok 1st, CapCut 2nd, Dramabox 3rd.

As of 20 September 2026. The main table uses Sensor Tower China’s Q2 2026 estimates for China-made non-game apps in App Store and Google Play outside mainland China. Window: 1 April to 30 June 2026. TikTok is 1st, CapCut 2nd, Dramabox 3rd. The charts went out on 16 July 2026. Mobile games: China mobile games overseas revenue.

Q2 2026 overseas revenue Top 20
The chart is titled “China non-game overseas revenue, Q2 2026”. The top six match Q1. PictureThis moved to 7th, up nine places, revenue up 237% quarter on quarter; monthly actives have sat around 14 million since April. NetShort is 5th, overseas revenue above $91 million, up 31%. Kling AI entered the revenue top 20 for the first time, 17th, overseas revenue above $15 million, up 38%; the United States is about 32% of that overseas revenue. ShortMax revenue rose 12%. rednote revenue rose 11%. TP-Link Tapo revenue rose 14%. Meitu and Airbrush both sit in the revenue top 20. SUGO is 14th. Eight short-drama apps are in the top 20. Short-drama overseas revenue as a group rose about 3%.
| # | App | Publisher | vs Q1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TikTok | ByteDance | flat |
| 2 | CapCut | ByteDance | flat |
| 3 | Dramabox | Storymatrix | flat |
| 4 | ReelShort | Crazy Maple Studio | flat |
| 5 | NetShort | NETSTORY | flat |
| 6 | DramaWave | Kunlun Games | flat |
| 7 | PictureThis | Glority Global Group | up |
| 8 | GoodShort | GoodNovel | down |
| 9 | GoodNovel | GoodNovel | down |
| 10 | ShortMax | SHORTMAX | down |
| 11 | iQIYI | iQIYI | up |
| 12 | CamScanner | INTSIG Information | down |
| 13 | TP-Link Tapo | TP-Link | up |
| 14 | SUGO | Newborn Town | down |
| 15 | Meitu | Meitu | down |
| 16 | FlickReels | FARSUN | down |
| 17 | Kling AI | Kuaishou | up |
| 18 | rednote | Xingin | up |
| 19 | StardustTV | StardustTV | down |
| 20 | Airbrush | Meitu | flat |
How this list is ranked
As of 2026-09-20. The main table copies Sensor Tower China’s “Q2 2026 China non-game overseas revenue” chart. Window: 1 Apr–30 Jun 2026. Stores: App Store and Google Play outside mainland China. The Baijing column is Sensor Tower’s own post dated 16 Jul 2026; chart footer sensortower-china.com. Download and MAU charts are the same batch. Mobile games: China mobile games overseas revenue. Platform GMV: ecommerce platforms. Short video: short-video creator platforms.
| Source | Snapshot | What it prints | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sensor Tower Q2 2026 China non-game overseas-revenue Top 20 chart (Baijing column 16 Jul 2026 / Ifeng / Zhitong) | Window 1 Apr–30 Jun 2026; posted 16 Jul 2026 | Overseas App Store + Google Play revenue estimates. TikTok 1st. Top six match Q1. PictureThis 7th, up nine places, revenue +237% QoQ. NetShort 5th, overseas revenue above $91 million, +31%. Kling AI 17th, first time in the revenue top 20, overseas revenue above $15 million, +38%. Eight short-drama apps in the top 20 | Main |
| Same-batch overseas-download Top 20 chart | Window 1 Apr–30 Jun 2026 | Overseas dual-store download estimates. TikTok 1st, CapCut 2nd, Dola 3rd. Six ByteDance apps in the download top 20. PineDrama 7th, downloads +460% QoQ, lifetime downloads approaching 70 million; Indonesia and Brazil about 82% of that lifetime total | Aux |
| Same-batch overseas MAU Top 20 chart | Window 1 Apr–30 Jun 2026 | Estimated average monthly active users. TikTok overseas MAU above 1.87 billion. Temu 3rd, SHEIN 4th. Eight Xiaomi apps on the MAU list. vivo Browser near 160 million MAU | Aux |
Q2 2026 overseas downloads Top 20
Same-batch chart. TikTok is 1st, CapCut 2nd, Dola (Doubao overseas) 3rd, up two places from Q1, downloads up about 11%. ByteDance has six apps in the download top 20. PineDrama entered the list for the first time, 7th, downloads up 460%, lifetime downloads approaching 70 million; Indonesia and Brazil are about 82% of that lifetime total, and in June it sat in the Google Play overall top 3 in both countries. NetShort downloads rose about 25%, back to 6th. Seekee moved up one place; Brazil, Mexico and Colombia are about 60% of its overseas downloads. Seven short-drama apps are in the download top 20.
| # | App | Publisher | vs Q1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TikTok | ByteDance | flat |
| 2 | CapCut | ByteDance | flat |
| 3 | Dola | ByteDance | up |
| 4 | FreeReels | Kunlun Games | flat |
| 5 | Temu | PDD Holdings | down |
| 6 | NetShort | NETSTORY | up |
| 7 | PineDrama | ByteDance | up |
| 8 | ReelShort | Crazy Maple Studio | down |
| 9 | SHEIN | Shein Group | down |
| 10 | DramaBox | Storymatrix | down |
| 11 | Melolo | ByteDance | down |
| 12 | SHAREit | SHAREit | flat |
| 13 | Video Editor & Maker | InShot | flat |
| 14 | DramaWave | Kunlun Games | flat |
| 15 | Hypic | ByteDance | down |
| 16 | QR & Barcode Scanner | Gamma Play | up |
| 17 | Seekee | SeekeeHorizon | up |
| 18 | AliExpress | Alibaba Group | up |
| 19 | TeraBox | Flextech | up |
| 20 | StarMaker | SKYWORK AI | up |
Q2 2026 overseas MAU Top 20
Same-batch chart. TikTok overseas monthly actives are above 1.87 billion. CapCut is 2nd. Temu is 3rd, SHEIN 4th. Eight Xiaomi apps are on the MAU list: Calculator, Mi Video, File Manager, Mi Music, Mi Browser, Mi Calendar, Glance for Mi, POCO Launcher 2.0. vivo Browser is near 160 million MAU. Platform GMV: ecommerce platforms.
| # | App | Publisher | vs Q1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TikTok | ByteDance | flat |
| 2 | CapCut | ByteDance | flat |
| 3 | Temu | PDD Holdings | flat |
| 4 | SHEIN | Shein Group | flat |
| 5 | Calculator | Xiaomi | flat |
| 6 | Mi Video | Xiaomi | flat |
| 7 | File Manager | Xiaomi | up |
| 8 | AliExpress | Alibaba Group | down |
| 9 | Mi Music | Xiaomi | up |
| 10 | CamScanner | INTSIG Information | flat |
| 11 | SHAREit | SHAREit | down |
| 12 | WPS Office | Kingsoft | down |
| 13 | Vivo Browser | vivo | flat |
| 14 | Mi Browser | Xiaomi | flat |
| 15 | QR & Barcode Scanner | Gamma Play | flat |
| 16 | AI Gallery | Transsion Holdings | flat |
| 17 | Mi Calendar | Xiaomi | flat |
| 18 | Glance for Mi | Xiaomi | flat |
| 19 | Video Editor & Maker | InShot | flat |
| 20 | POCO Launcher 2.0 | Xiaomi | flat |
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