On 6 July 2016, a certain mobile game was released that would go on to become the next big craze. Pokémon Go, the game that gets you out in the real world catching and battling Pokémon, quickly went on to become a huge success, racking up millions of downloads and earning some serious money. Here are 12 unbelievable facts about Pokémon Go’s runaway success.
It’s earned $1.2 billion in revenue, even though it’s free to play
via Forbes.com
2. $950 million was earned in 2016 alone
via Twitter.com
3. As of June 2016, the game still attracts 65 million monthly players
via Imore.com
4. It’s been downloaded over 750 million times
via Forbes.com
5. In its first day, it earned between $3.9 million and $4.9 million
via Nintendowire.com
6. It was downloaded more times from the Apple App Store in its first week than any other app in history
via Au.news.yahoo.com
7. By 7 December 2016, people playing the game had collectively walked 8.7 billion kilometres, which equates to walking the length of planet earth over 200,000 times
via Polygon.com
8. It took the game just 90 days to generate $600 million in revenue
via Otakukart.com
9. When it was released in Japan, it was downloaded 1.3 million times in the first three hours
via Stockmarketnewsworld.com
10. It took just 19 days for the app to top 50 million downloads
via Youtube.com
11. When it was released in the US, it took just 13 hours to become the highest-grossing app
via Bgr.com
12. The average iOS user spends more time playing the game every day than they spend on Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and Instagram
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