Lemon8, Yope social media apps skyrocket in popularity in Australia

Teens are propelling little-known social media platforms to the top of app store charts as they seek ways to get around Australia’s under-16s social media ban.

An obscure social media platform called Yope has suddenly become the top app in Australia’s Apple App Store, according to data from analytics platform Sensor Tower. The app was 316th in that chart just last week. 

Similarly, ByteDance’s Instagram competitor Lemon8 is currently second, after consistently being ranked around the 20s to 40s over the past month.