The statistic shows the most popular app categories in the Apple App Store ranked by number of downloads. In the first quarter of 2020, photo and video apps were the second-most popular category with 665 million downloads during the measured period. Gaming apps were ranked first with 2.97 billion app downloads.
Most popular Apple App Store categories from 1st quarter 2016 to 1st quarter 2020, by number of downloads
(in millions)
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Sensor Tower. (April 15, 2020). Most popular Apple App Store categories from 1st quarter 2016 to 1st quarter 2020, by number of downloads (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/237336/apple-app-store-top-app-categories-by-downloads/
Sensor Tower. "Most popular Apple App Store categories from 1st quarter 2016 to 1st quarter 2020, by number of downloads (in millions)." Chart. April 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/237336/apple-app-store-top-app-categories-by-downloads/
Sensor Tower. (2020). Most popular Apple App Store categories from 1st quarter 2016 to 1st quarter 2020, by number of downloads (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/237336/apple-app-store-top-app-categories-by-downloads/
Sensor Tower. "Most Popular Apple App Store Categories from 1st Quarter 2016 to 1st Quarter 2020, by Number of Downloads (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/237336/apple-app-store-top-app-categories-by-downloads/
Sensor Tower, Most popular Apple App Store categories from 1st quarter 2016 to 1st quarter 2020, by number of downloads (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/237336/apple-app-store-top-app-categories-by-downloads/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Most popular Apple App Store categories from 1st quarter 2016 to 1st quarter 2020, by number of downloads (in millions) [Graph], Sensor Tower, April 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/237336/apple-app-store-top-app-categories-by-downloads/