Pokémon Go the most downloaded app worldwide on the App Store in 2016

Apple has announced that it’s App Store has had it’s busiest day ever on New Years Day this year, over $240m USD in just the one day. That’s nice, but what about Nintendo?

The press release also revealed the top ten downloaded apps in 2016, you guessed or just read the title but Pokémon Go was the downloaded app worldwide last year. Cleary it is doomed.

Super Mario Run despite only being released in December was also in amongst the top ten as well, neat!

Customers broke all-time records this holiday season with purchases from the App Store topping $3 billion in December. In the same month, Nintendo’s Super Mario Run made history with more than 40 million downloads in just four days after its release, and was the most downloaded app globally on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

Super Mario Run is also among last year’s top 10 most downloaded apps worldwide, with Pokémon Go taking the top spot. Pokémon Go, a beloved game from Niantic, quickly became a cultural phenomenon in mid-2016. Prisma, Reigns, Procreate, Lumino City, Sweat With Kayla and djay Pro, from some of Apple’s independent developers, were among the most successful apps for iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch and Mac, respectively. The App Store offers 2.2 million apps in total, up over 20 percent from last year.

Source: Apple