In context: The influence of the App Store can not be underestimated. Since 2010 (the year App Annie started tracking data), downloads have overshadowed the $ 170 billion mark en route to more than $ 130 billion in consumer spending. Count for "missing" data and these numbers are at least a few higher tics.
Apple later this month will celebrate (almost certainly) the 10th anniversary of the App Store. Launched a day before the arrival of the iPhone 3G on July 10, 2008, the App Store has changed the face of the software and helped forge a disruptive branch of technology that will forever change the landscape of personal computer.
Before the anniversary, App Annie, a company specializing in applications, released a retrospective of the best iOS apps of all time. The findings are divided into two groups - games and all other applications - and ranked according to the number of downloads and revenue generated.
Among the games, it's no surprise to see Candy Crush Saga topping the global downloads list. Subway Surfers, Fruit Ninja, Clash of Clans and Honor of Kings complete the top 5, while on the consumer spending side, the top five are Clash of Clans, Candy Crush Saga, Monster Strike, Puzzle & Dragons and Honor of Kings .
In the apps category, Facebook dominates the domain followed by Facebook Messenger and YouTube. Instagram is fourth and WhatsApp is the fifth most popular Facebook has four of the five most downloaded iOS apps of all time. For major revenue-generating applications, Netflix leads the pack with Spotify, Pandora Radio, Tencent Video and Tinder ranking in the top five, in that order.