The fortunes of the Signal shone, reaching 50 million downloads in a single week

The fortunes of the Signal shone, reaching 50 million downloads in a single week

A tweet from the world's richest man Alan Musk has been lucky for the Signals app. According to data from analytics company Sensor Tower, the number of signal downloads has increased by 4200 percent in the last week.

On January 6, WhatsApp updated its privacy policy and revealed that it shares with other Facebook brands.

Shortly afterward, on January 7, Elan Musk, a wealthy man advocating for privacy and data security, tweeted in support of the encrypted messaging app Signal.

One week after that, the installation of the Signal app has reached more than 50 million in Google Play Store today. The app topped Apple and Google Play stores in the US and UK on Wednesday, according to data from analytics company App Annie.

Alan Musk, the second richest man in the world, tweeted, "Use signal." With this tweet, it is said that the use of the Signal app has increased a lot.

Although it went public in 2014, the download of the Signal app, which remained anonymous for six years, had recently crossed 10 million. Currently, the download of the app has reached more than one million every day.