NEW YORK, Dec 7 — The Bitmoji application, which lets users communicate using their own cartoon avatar and custom emojis, was the App Store's most downloaded app of 2017. It comes ahead of Snapchat and YouTube in the global ranking of the year's most popular apps.

Top 10 most downloaded apps of 2017 worldwide

1. Bitmoji

2. Snapchat

3. YouTube

4. Messenger

5. Instagram

6. Facebook

7. Google Maps

8. Netflix

9. Spotify

10. Uber — AFP-Relaxnews