DURBAN - App Annie, an app market data and insights company has released a report about the top iOS apps of all time as well as important milestones from the App Store's history.
11 July marks the 10th anniversary of the iOS App Store.
The report shows the top apps by revenue and downloads. According to the report, since July 2010 more than 170 billion apps have been downloaded and more than $130 billion has been spent on apps.
Currently, the Apple Store has 2,2 million apps.
Apps
Majority of the apps from Facebook and Google dominate the list in terms of being the most downloaded apps of all time.
Below is a table on the most downloaded apps:
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Rank
App
Company
Company
Headquarters
1.
United States
2.
Facebook Messenger
United States
3.
Youtube
United States
4.
United States
5.
WhatsApp Messenger
United States
6.
Google Maps
United States
7.
Snapchat
Snap
United States
8.
Skype
Microsoft
United States
9.
Tencent
China
10.
Tencent
China
In terms of consumer spending, apps that are found on the of the top of the list are streaming and subscription apps. Netflix the number one most downloaded app on the consumer spending list has close to $1 billion in global consumer spending.
FILE PHOTO: A customer is shown a new iPhone X at an Apple Store in Beijing
Below is a table that shows the top apps by all-time worldwide consumer spend:
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Rank
App
Company
Company
Headquarters
1.
Netflix
Netflix
United States
2.
Spotify
Spotify
Sweden
3.
Pandora
Radio
Pandora
United States
4.
Tencent Video
Tencent
China
5.
Tinder
InterActiveCorp
(IAC)
United States
6.
LINE
LINE
Japan
7.
iQIYI
Baidu
China
8.
HBO NOW
Time Warner
United States
9.
Kwai
OneSmile
United States
10.
Tencent
China
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FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2017, file photo, customers look at iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus phones at an Apple Store in San FranciscoApp Annie, an app market data and insights company has released a report about the top iOS apps of all time. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
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