Here are the all-time most popular iOS apps for the past 8 years

App Annie has compiled a list of the all-time most popular iOS apps from 2010 to 2018. Read on to find out more!

Top Applications by Worldwide Consumer Spend on the iOS App Store
2010 vs 2018 <br>Image source: App Annie

Top Applications by Worldwide Consumer Spend on the iOS App Store
2010 vs 2018 <br>Image source: App Annie

Apple’s App Store is approaching its 10th anniversary and App Annie has compiled a list of the all-time most popular iOS apps since 2010. Let’s take a look at the following tables:

Top Apps by All-Time Worldwide
 

Downloads
Consumer Spend
1.
Facebook
Netflix
2.
Facebook Messenger
Spotify
3.
YouTube
Pandora Radio
4.
Instagram
Tencent Video
5.
WhatsApp Messenger
Tinder
6.
Google Maps
LINE
7.
Snapchat
iQYI
8.
Skype
HBO NOW
9.
WeChat
Kwai
10.
QQ
QQ


Top Apps by Worldwide Consumer Spend on iOS App Store 
2010 vs 2018

2010
2018
1.
Documents To Go
Netflix
2.
Shazam
Tencent Video
3.
LogMeIn Ignition
Tinder
4.
Star Walk
iQYI
5.
NAVIGON Europe
Kwai
6.
TomTom Western Europe
Pandora Music
7.
QuickOffice
YouTube
8.
WhatsApp Messenger
Youku
9.
Hipstamatic
QQ
10.
TomTom Europe
HBO Now

Top Games by All-Time Worldwide

Downloads
Consumer Spend
1.
Candy Crush Saga
Clash of Clans
2.
Subway Surfers
Candy Crush Saga
3.
Fruit Ninja
Monster Strike
4.
Clash of Clans
Puzzle &amp; Dragons
5.
Honour of Kings
Honour of Kings
6.
Minion Rush
Fantasy Westward Journey
7.
Angry Birds
Game of War - Fire Age
8.
Temple Run 2
Fate/Grand Order
9.
Temple Run
Clash Royale
10.
Asphalt 8: Airborne
Pokemon GO

There are other interesting insights from App Annie’s report such as:

  • App Store now has over 2 million apps that are downloaded over 170 billion times.
  • Almost 1,000 of these apps have generated $1 million or more in revenue.
  • 75% of all App Store spending comes from games even though this category of apps only accounted for 31% of downloads.
  • The U.S, China, Japan and U.K take the top four spots in all-time App Store downloads and Consumer Spend

Source: App Annie

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