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Top App Trends of 2014
App Annie Index: 2014 Retrospective Top App Trends of 2014
Table of Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY...3
TOP APP TRENDS OF 2014..............4
Trend 1: Google Play Increased Its Lead Over iOS in Worldwide Downloads........5
Trend 2: App Superpowers Revenue Soared in 2014, While BRIC
Looks to Rock in 2015..............6
Trend 3: Messaging Apps Extended Their Reach as
Gateways to New Audiences.......7
Trend 4: Travel & Transportation Apps Led Surge in the
Sharing Economy.......8
Trend 5: Mobile Video Streaming Moved Up in Popularity ........9
Trend 6: Silver Screen Icons Had Sizable Mobile Impact.....10
Trend 7: Demographics Skewed Female for Social Networking
and Photo and Video..........11
Trend 8: Super Casual Gaming Had a Superb Year....12
Trend 9: Local Expertise Drove Music App Growth in 2014.13
TOP APPS AND PUBLISHERS BY COUNTRY..14
Worldwide.........15
Brazil..........17
China.............19
France...........21
Germany...............23
Japan.............25
Russia...........27
South Korea.............29
United Kingdom...........31
United States...........33
TOP COUNTRIES AND CATEGORIES FOR THE iOS APP STORE...35
Top Countries...36
Top Categories.36
TOP COUNTRIES AND CATEGORIES FOR GOOGLE PLAY..37
Top Countries...38
Top Categories.38
ABOUT APP ANNIE...39
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In 2014, we saw mobile apps and app stores rise even further in prominence, making us
excited for new opportunities in 2015. Over the past year, there were numerous new trends
including the rise of super casual gaming, explosive growth in the sharing economy, and the
emergence of messaging platforms as the dominant option for publishers looking to expand
into new regions. In this Retrospective, we will reveal and discuss a variety of trends to help
you make smarter business decisions.
Some of the findings include:
In a year that saw Flappy Bird take the app world by storm, single-tap super casual
gaming rose to prominence.
On-demand transportation apps enjoyed massive growth, with top companies Uber
and Lyft riding the disruptive wave to multi-billion dollar valuations.
Following the evolution of messaging apps into diverse, multi-functional platforms, they
emerged as the de facto avenue for foreign and domestic publishers looking to
distribute content to large audiences.
Harness the power of these findings and more, in addition to listing of the top headline trends
of 2014, with insights into the top-growing countries, categories, and app stores.
Thank you for downloading the App Annie Index: 2014 Retrospective.
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However, iOS maintained its large advantage in monetization, generating over 70% more yearly app
revenue than Google Play. However, both stores experienced strong revenue growth in 2014.
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Figure 3: Market Group Performance Based on iOS & Google Play Data
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Figure 4: Worldwide iOS & Google Play Downloads of Top 10 Messaging Apps*
*Identified by App Annie from the iOS Social Networking and Google Play Communication and Social app categories. Dating apps were excluded.
The top 10 Messaging apps in 2013 compared to the top 10 Messaging apps in 2014 by worldwide combined iOS & Google Play downloads.
These apps may not necessarily be the same year-over-year.
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Figure 5: Worldwide iOS & Google Play Downloads of Top 10 Travel &
Transportation Apps*
*Identified by App Annie as providing information and services related to the travel and transportation industries.
Subcategories include Hotel & Lodging, Airlines, Ground Transportation, and Aggregators.
The top 10 Travel & Transportation apps in 2013 compared to the top 10 Travel & Transportation apps in 2014 by worldwide iOS & Google Play downloads.
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Figure 6: Worldwide iOS & Google Play Downloads of Top 10 Video Streaming
Apps*
*Identified by App Annie as apps providing long-form video in the form of TV series, movies or full sports events.
For these video forms, the content provider retains ownership and control of the content.
The top 10 Video Streaming apps in 2013 were compared to the top 10 Video Streaming apps in 2014 by worldwide iOS & Google Play downloads.
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App Name
Publisher
Genre
Despicable Me
Gameloft
Endless Runner
Disney
Puzzle
Electronic Arts
City Builder
Rovio
Puzzle**
Disney
Puzzle
RoboCop
Glu
Shooter
Kabam
Racing
Rovio
Puzzle**
DeNA
Endless Runner
10
TinyCo
City Builder
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*Average composition of downloads by women is indexed to 100.
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Table 2: Top 10 Games by Worldwide iOS & Google Play Downloads, 2014 by
Month
*Identified by App Annie as single tap games with short sessions. Games with extensive tap controls, mission progression, and puzzle aspects are excluded.
Super casual games in the top 10 are not necessarily the same games month-over-month.
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Table 3: Top 3 Music Apps by iOS & Google Play Downloads for Select Markets,
2014
Country
#1
Brazil
China
France
Germany
Japan
South Korea
United Kingdom
United States
#2
#3
*Identified by App Annie as providing information and content related to the music industry.
These industries include Music Creation, Music Listening, Artists and Information & Other.
Click on the app icons in the table to learn more information about each app.
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TOP APPS AND PUBLISHERS BY
COUNTRY
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WORLDWIDE:
BY DOWNLOADS
Table 4: Top Games of 2014: Worldwide iOS &
Google Play Downloads
Rank Game
Publisher
Rank App
Publisher
King
Tencent
Facebook Messenger
Subway Surfers
Kiloo
My Talking Tom
Outfit7
WhatsApp Messenger
King
Clash of Clans
Supercell
Skype
Microsoft
Pou
Zakeh
Clean Master
Cheetah Mobile
Despicable Me
Gameloft
Viber
Rakuten
Temple Run 2
Imangi
LINE
LINE
Cheetah Mobile
Fingersoft
10 Snapchat
10
Snapchat
Table 6: Top Publishers of 2014: Worldwide iOS
& Google Play Game Downloads
Headquarters
Headquarters
King
United Kingdom
United States
Gameloft
France
United States
Electronic Arts
United States
Cheetah Mobile
China
Rovio
Finland
Baidu
China
Glu
United States
Sungy Mobile
China
Supercell
Finland
Microsoft
United States
Disney
United States
Apple
United States
Tencent
China
Tencent
China
Outfit7
Cyprus
Outfit7
Cyprus
10
LINE
Japan
10
LINE
Japan
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WORLDWIDE:
BY REVENUE
Table 8: Top Games of 2014: Worldwide iOS &
Google Play Revenue
Rank Game
Publisher
Rank App
Publisher
Clash of Clans
Supercell
LINE
LINE
GungHo
Online
Pandora Radio
Pandora
LINE PLAY
LINE
Monster Strike
Zoosk
Zoosk
Machine Zone
Skype
Microsoft
Hay Day
Supercell
LINE Manga
LINE
King
Badoo
Badoo
LINE
Spotify
Spotify
COLOPL
PocketColony
Cocone
10
Brave Frontier
Chukong
gumi Inc.
10 MLB.com At Bat
King
Tencent
Mixi
Tencent
MLB
Table 10: Top Publishers of 2014: Worldwide iOS
& Google Play Game Revenue
Headquarters
Headquarters
Supercell
Finland
LINE
Japan
King
United Kingdom
Pandora
United States
GungHo Online
Japan
Microsoft
United States
LINE
Japan
InterActiveCorp (IAC)
United States
Tencent
China
Disney
United States
COLOPL
Japan
Zoosk
United States
Electronic Arts
United States
Smule
United States
Mixi
Japan
MagazineCloner
United Kingdom
Machine Zone
United States
Voltage
Japan
10
BANDAI NAMCO
Japan
10
Badoo
United Kingdom
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BRAZIL:
BY DOWNLOADS
Table 12: Top Games of 2014: Brazil iOS &
Google Play Downloads
Rank Game
Publisher
Rank App
Publisher
Pou
Zakeh
WhatsApp Messenger
Subway Surfers
Kiloo
Facebook Messenger
My Talking Tom
Outfit7
Trivia Crack
Etermax
King
Tencent
PSafe
Despicable Me
Gameloft
Palco MP3
Studio Sol
Zombie Tsunami
MobiGame
Retrica
Venticake
King
4shared
New IT Solutions
Show do Milho by
LGR Mobile Apps
LGR Mobile
Apps
10
Temple Run 2
Imangi
10 Skype
Microsoft
Table 14: Top Publishers of 2014: Brazil iOS &
Google Play Game Downloads
Headquarters
Headquarters
Gameloft
France
United States
King
United Kingdom
United States
Electronic Arts
United States
Cheetah Mobile
China
Zakeh
Lebanon
Outfit7
Cyprus
Rovio
Finland
Studio Sol
Brazil
Outfit7
Cyprus
Sungy Mobile
China
Doodle Mobile
China
Microsoft
United States
Kiloo
Denmark
PSafe
Brazil
Etermax
Argentina
Venticake
South Korea
10
XPEC
China
10
AVAST
Czech Republic
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BRAZIL:
BY REVENUE
Table 16: Top Games of 2014: Brazil iOS &
Google Play Revenue
Rank Game
Publisher
Rank App
Publisher
Clash of Clans
Supercell
PlayKids
Movile
King
Tencent
Deezer
Deezer
Hay Day
Supercell
Rdio
Rdio
Machine Zone
ZeroUm Digital
King
Skype
Microsoft
Dragon City
Social Point
Badoo
Badoo
Boom Beach
Supercell
Spotify
Spotify
King
LOVOO
LOVOO
Electronic Arts
Microsoft Word
Microsoft
10
Real Racing 3
Electronic Arts
10 TomTom Brazil
TomTom
Table 18: Top Publishers of 2014: Brazil iOS &
Google Play Game Revenue
Headquarters
Headquarters
Supercell
Finland
Movile
Brazil
King
United Kingdom
Deezer
France
Electronic Arts
United States
ZeroUm Digital
Brazil
Gameloft
France
Microsoft
United States
Machine Zone
United States
Rdio
United States
Kabam
United States
Abril
Brazil
Social Point
Spain
Organizacoes Globo
Brazil
Time Warner
United States
Badoo
United Kingdom
Zynga
United States
TomTom
Netherlands
10
GAMEVIL
South Korea
10
Lesson Nine
Germany
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CHINA:
BY DOWNLOADS
Table 20: Top Games of 2014: China iOS
Downloads
Rank Game
Publisher
Rank App
Publisher
Thunder Fighter
Tencent
Garena Online
Happy Elements
Happy Elements
Landlord Poker
Tencent
Taobao
Alibaba Group
We Fly
Tencent
Alipay
WeChat Dash
Tencent
iQIYI
Baidu
QQMahjong
Tencent
Youku
Youku Tudou
Asphalt 8: Airborne
Gameloft
UC Browser
Alibaba Group
2048
Ketchapp Studio
Meituan
Sankuai
WeChat Speed
Tencent
Baidu
Baidu
10
PopStar 3
Simply Game
10 WeChat
Tencent
Tencent
Table 22: Top Publishers of 2014: China iOS
Game Downloads
Headquarters
Headquarters
Tencent
China
Tencent
China
Gameloft
France
Baidu
China
Electronic Arts
United States
Alibaba Group
China
Glu
United States
Meitu
China
Chukong
China
Apple
United States
Happy Elements
China
Youku Tudou
China
Supercell
Finland
Sohu
China
Ketchapp Studio
France
China
Yodo1
China
Sankuai
China
10
Rovio
Finland
10
Sina
China
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CHINA:
BY REVENUE
Table 24: Top Games of 2014: China iOS
Revenue
Rank Game
Publisher
Longtu Game
Fun Plus Game
GAEA Mobile
Rank App
Publisher
Momo
Momo
Technology
2
3
iQIYI
Changba
Baidu
Zuitao
JiaYuan
Jiayuan
5
6
QQ
Youku
Tencent
Youku Tudou
LeTV
LeTV
Qzone
Tencent
I am MT
EFUN
Nox Mobile
LocoJoy
Kalends
Lily Dating
baihe.com
10 Boom Beach
Supercell
10
Tencent
Dot Arena
2
3
Thunder Fighter
5
6
We Fight
Tencent
Garena Online
Tencent
High Morale Developments
Table 26: Top Publishers of 2014: China iOS
Game Revenue
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Game Publisher
Tencent
Supercell
Longtu Game
Perfect World
NetEase
Babeltime
LocoJoy
Chukong
GAMEVIL
Electronic Arts
Headquarters
China
Finland
China
China
China
China
China
China
South Korea
United States
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
App Publisher
Tencent
Momo Technology
Baidu
Zuitao
Jiayuan
Youku Tudou
LeTV
baihe.com
Shanda
ZHANGYUE
Headquarters
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
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FRANCE:
BY DOWNLOADS
Table 28: Top Games of 2014: France iOS &
Google Play Downloads
Rank Game
Publisher
Rank App
Publisher
Facebook Messenger
King
Tencent
King
QuizClash
FEO Media
Snapchat
Snapchat
Subway Surfers
Kiloo
Skype
Microsoft
Clash of Clans
Supercell
King
Shazam
Shazam
Entertainment
Despicable Me
Gameloft
Cheetah
Mobile
Dubsmash
Mobile Motion
4 Pics 1 Word
LOTUM
6play
M6 Group
10
My Talking Tom
Outfit7
10
Leboncoin
Schibsted
Table 30: Top Publishers of 2014: France iOS &
Google Play Game Downloads
Headquarters
Headquarters
King
United Kingdom
United States
Gameloft
France
United States
Electronic Arts
United States
Microsoft
United States
Ketchapp Studio
France
Snapchat
United States
Rovio
Finland
Orange SA
France
Supercell
Finland
Apple
United States
XPEC
China
Sungy Mobile
China
Disney
United States
Outfit7
Cyprus
Glu
United States
Cheetah Mobile
China
10
Storm8
United States
10
SFR
France
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FRANCE:
BY REVENUE
Table 32: Top Games of 2014: France iOS &
Google Play Revenue
Rank Game
Publisher
Rank App
Publisher
GEB
AdoptAGuy
Clash of Clans
Supercell
AdoptAGuy
King
Tencent
Deezer
Deezer
3
4
3
4
iCoyote
Badoo
Hay Day
Meetic
Skype
Coyote System
Badoo
InterActiveCorp
(IAC)
Microsoft
Zoosk
Zoosk
LOVOO
LOVOO
9
10
Le Monde
LeKiosk
Le Monde
LeKiosque
Supercell
King
Goodgame
Empire: Four Kingdoms
Studios
The Simpsons:
Electronic Arts
Tapped Out
Boom Beach
Supercell
Top Eleven
Nordeus
7
8
9
10
Table 34: Top Publishers of 2014: France iOS &
Google Play Game Revenue
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Game Publisher
Supercell
King
Electronic Arts
Kabam
Machine Zone
Gameloft
Goodgame Studios
Zynga
IGG
Nordeus
Headquarters
Finland
United Kingdom
United States
United States
United States
France
Germany
United States
China
Serbia
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
App Publisher
GEB AdoptAGuy
Deezer
Coyote System
Badoo
InterActiveCorp (IAC)
Microsoft
Lesson Nine
TomTom
Zoosk
LOVOO
Headquarters
France
France
France
United Kingdom
United States
United States
Germany
Netherlands
United States
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GERMANY:
BY DOWNLOADS
Table 36: Top Games of 2014: Germany iOS &
Google Play Downloads
Rank Game
Publisher
Rank App
Publisher
QuizClash
FEO Media
WhatsApp
Messenger
King
Tencent
King
Clash of Clans
Supercell
Skype
Microsoft
Subway Surfers
Kiloo
eBay
eBay
Hay Day
Supercell
Spotify
Spotify
Pou
Zakeh
4 Pics 1 Word
LOTUM
Amazon
Amazon
King
Clean Master
Cheetah Mobile
10
Cheetah
Mobile
10
Shazam
Shazam
Entertainment
Table 38: Top Publishers of 2014: Germany iOS
& Google Play Game Downloads
Headquarters
Headquarters
King
United Kingdom
United States
Electronic Arts
United States
United States
Gameloft
France
eBay
United States
Rovio
Finland
Microsoft
United States
FEO Media
Sweden
Apple
United States
Supercell
Finland
Cheetah Mobile
China
XPEC
China
Amazon
United States
Disney
United States
Bertelsmann Stiftung
Germany
LOTUM
Germany
Outfit7
Cyprus
10
Storm8
United States
10
Deutsche Telekom
Germany
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Table 40: Top Games of 2014: Germany iOS &
Google Play Revenue
Rank Game
1 Clash of Clans
2 Hay Day
3
Publisher
Supercell
Supercell
Rank App
1 LOVOO
2 BILD
King
Tencent
Threema
Kasper Systems
NAVIGON Europe
Garmin
WeatherPro
MeteoGroup
FriendScout24
FriendScout24
7
8
Die Welt
NAVIGON select
Axel Springer
Garmin
Bertelsmann
Stiftung
Eifrig
7
8
Goodgame
Studios
Game of War - Fire Age Machine Zone
The Simpsons:
Electronic Arts
Tapped Out
Farm Heroes Saga
King
Top Eleven
Nordeus
Castle Clash
IGG
Tencent
RTL NOW
10
Boom Beach
Supercell
10
Blitzer.de
5
6
Publisher
LOVOO
Axel Springer
Table 42: Top Publishers of 2014: Germany iOS
& Google Play Game Revenue
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Game Publisher
Supercell
King
Electronic Arts
Goodgame Studios
Kabam
Gameloft
Machine Zone
IGG
Zynga
GAMEVIL
Headquarters
Finland
United Kingdom
United States
Germany
United States
France
United States
China
United States
South Korea
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
App Publisher
LOVOO
Axel Springer
Garmin
Bertelsmann Stiftung
Lesson Nine
Kasper Systems
TomTom
Runtastic
MeteoGroup
FriendScout24
Headquarters
Germany
Germany
United States
Germany
Germany
Switzerland
Netherlands
Austria
United Kingdom
Germany
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JAPAN:
BY DOWNLOADS
Table 44: Top Games of 2014: Japan iOS &
Google Play Downloads
Rank Game
1
Disney Tsum Tsum
Publisher
LINE
Rank App
1 LINE
Publisher
LINE
Monster Strike
Mixi
Tencent
Facebook Messenger
GungHo Online
Cookie Run
Yahoo! JAPAN
Yahoo Japan
LINE Rangers
LINE
YouTube
Pokopang
LINE
NHN
Entertainment
LINE camera
LINE
Disney
McDonalds
PokoPoko
LINE
comico
McDonald's
Japan
NHN PlayArt
10
10
Amazon
Amazon
LINE
Devsisters
King
Tencent
Table 46: Top Publishers of 2014: Japan iOS &
Google Play Game Downloads
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Game Publisher
LINE
DeNA
BANDAI NAMCO
Sega Sammy Holdings
CyberAgent
SQUARE ENIX
GungHo Online
COLOPL
King
Konami
Headquarters
Japan
Japan
Japan
Japan
Japan
Japan
Japan
Japan
United Kingdom
Japan
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
App Publisher
Yahoo! Japan
LINE
Google
Apple
Facebook
Recruit Holdings
Rakuten
DeNA
Twitter
AppBank
Headquarters
Japan
Japan
United States
United States
United States
Japan
Japan
Japan
United States
Japan
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Table 48: Top Games of 2014: Japan iOS &
Google Play Revenue
Rank Game
Publisher
Rank App
Publisher
GungHo Online
LINE
LINE
Monster Strike
Mixi
Tencent
LINE PLAY
LINE
LINE
LINE Manga
LINE
COLOPL
PocketColony
Cocone
NHN Entertainment
Shanda
KLab
Dragon Quest X
Adventurer's Convenient
Outing Tool
SQUARE ENIX
Clash of Clans
Supercell
YYC
Mixi
CyberAgent
LINE Fortune-Telling
LINE
Pokopang
SHUEISHA
Brave Frontier
Kinoppy
Kinokuniya
10
Pairs
eureka Inc
LINE
NHN Entertainment
Chukong
gumi Inc.
10
Table 50: Top Publishers of 2014: Japan iOS &
Google Play Game Revenue
Headquarters
Headquarters
GungHo Online
Japan
LINE
Japan
LINE
Japan
Cocone
Japan
COLOPL
Japan
Voltage
Japan
Mixi
Japan
SQUARE ENIX
Japan
BANDAI NAMCO
Japan
Mixi
Japan
Japan
SHUEISHA
Japan
CyberAgent
Japan
Kinokuniya
Japan
SQUARE ENIX
Japan
eureka Inc
Japan
Supercell
Finland
DWANGO
Japan
KLab
Japan
10
COOKPAD
Japan
10
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RUSSIA:
BY DOWNLOADS
Table 52: Top Games of 2014: Russia iOS &
Google Play Downloads
Rank Game
Publisher
Rank App
Publisher
My Talking Tom
Outfit7
VK
Mail.Ru Group
Subway Surfers
Kiloo
Viber
Rakuten
Despicable Me
Gameloft
Skype
Microsoft
Fingersoft
WhatsApp Messenger
Shadow Fight 2
Nekki
Classmates
Mail.Ru Group
Smash Hit
Mediocre
Pou
Zakeh
Clean Master
Cheetah Mobile
Fruit Ninja
Halfbrick
Doctor Web
Angry Birds
Rovio
2GIS Listings
2GIS
10
Traffic Racer
Soner Kara
10
Yandex.Navigator
Yandex
Table 54: Top Publishers of 2014: Russia iOS &
Google Play Game Downloads
Headquarters
Headquarters
Gameloft
France
Mail.Ru Group
Russia
Rovio
Finland
Yandex
Russia
Electronic Arts
United States
United States
Outfit7
Cyprus
United States
Disney
United States
Outfit7
Cyprus
Glu
United States
Cheetah Mobile
China
Kiloo
Denmark
Microsoft
United States
TabTale
Israel
Rakuten
Japan
Doodle Mobile
China
Sungy Mobile
China
10
ZeptoLab
Russia
10
Doctor Web
Russia
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BY REVENUE
Table 56: Top Games of 2014: Russia iOS &
Google Play Revenue
Rank Game
Publisher
Rank App
Publisher
Supercell
Read!
LitRes
Clash of Clans
Classmates
Mail.Ru Group
Galaxy Legend
Tap4Fun
Viber
Rakuten
Hay Day
Supercell
Navitel Navigator
Navitel
Castle Clash
IGG
Tencent
ivi.ru
Ivi.ru
Iron Force
Electronic Arts
Topface
Topface
Boom Beach
Supercell
Listen!
LitRes
Mail.Ru Group
Badoo
Badoo
Tap4Fun
LovePlanet
Media Mir
Tap4Fun
10
Mamba Dating
Mamba Dating
8
9
10
King's Empire
Table 58: Top Publishers of 2014: Russia iOS &
Google Play Game Revenue
Headquarters
Headquarters
Supercell
Finland
LitRes
Russia
Tap4Fun
China
Navitel
Russia
Electronic Arts
United States
Mail.Ru Group
Russia
Machine Zone
United States
Apps Ministry
Russia
Gameloft
France
Rakuten
Japan
Kabam
United States
Ivi.ru
Russia
Game Insight
Lithuania
Topface
Russia
IGG
China
Mamba Dating
Russia
Mail.Ru Group
Russia
Badoo
United Kingdom
10
Social Quantum
Russia
10
Sanoma
Finland
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SOUTH KOREA:
BY DOWNLOADS
Table 60: Top Games of 2014: South Korea iOS
& Google Play Downloads
Rank Game
1
Anipang 2
2
Cookie Run
4
5
Happy Pianist
Clash of Clans
Publisher
SundayToz
King
Tencent
LINE
Devsisters
Rank App
1 KakaoTalk
Publisher
Daum Kakao
Naver
NAVER
KakaoStory
Daum Kakao
Netmarble
Supercell
4
5
BAND
V3 Mobile 2.0
NAVER
AhnLab
Everybody's Marble
Netmarble
LINE
Tencent
Four Thirty
Three
Facebook Messenger
Monster Taming
CJ Group
Netmarble
Tencent
Naver Map
NAVER
9
10
Legion of Heroes
Dragon Blaze
NEXON
GAMEVIL
9
10
Coupang
KakaoMusic
Coupang
Daum Kakao
Table 62: Top Publishers of 2014: South Korea
iOS & Google Play Game Downloads
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Game Publisher
GAMEVIL
CJ Group
NEXON
NHN Entertainment
SundayToz
Netmarble
7day
WeMade
Four Thirty Three
Gameloft
Headquarters
South Korea
South Korea
Japan
South Korea
South Korea
South Korea
South Korea
South Korea
South Korea
France
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
App Publisher
NAVER
Kakao
SK Group
Facebook
Daum Kakao
CJ Group
Daum
Cheetah Mobile
eBay
Baidu
Headquarters
South Korea
South Korea
South Korea
United States
South Korea
South Korea
South Korea
China
United States
China
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BY REVENUE
Table 64: Top Games of 2014: South Korea iOS
& Google Play Revenue
Rank Game
Publisher
Rank App
Publisher
KakaoTalk
Daum Kakao
Monster Taming
CJ Group
Netmarble
Tencent
Anipang 2
SundayToz
Lezhin Comics
Lezhin
Everybody's Marble
Netmarble
LINE
Tencent
Melon by LOEN
LOEN
Clash of Clans
I-UM
I-UM SOCIUS
Bugs
Neowiz
Seven Knights
Netmarble
Tencent
Samsung
Publishing
Cookie Run
LINE
Devsisters
BAND
NAVER
Dragon Blaze
GAMEVIL
King
Tencent
10
FIFA ONLINE 3 M
NEXON
10
You and I
Fantasy Martial
Arts Club
KakaoMusic
Endless Dream
Blue Mountain
Soft
Daum Kakao
Supercell
Four Thirty
Three
Table 66: Top Publishers of 2014: South Korea
iOS & Google Play Game Revenue
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Game Publisher
CJ Group
Netmarble
SundayToz
GAMEVIL
Four Thirty Three
Supercell
NEXON
NHN Entertainment
WeMade
Devsisters
Headquarters
South Korea
South Korea
South Korea
South Korea
South Korea
Finland
Japan
South Korea
South Korea
South Korea
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
App Publisher
Kakao
Daum Kakao
Lezhin
LOEN
Samsung Publishing
I-UM SOCIUS
Neowiz
NAVER
Blue Mountain Soft
UANGEL
Headquarters
South Korea
South Korea
South Korea
South Korea
South Korea
South Korea
South Korea
South Korea
South Korea
South Korea
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UNITED KINGDOM:
BY DOWNLOADS
Table 68: Top Games of 2014: United Kingdom
iOS & Google Play Downloads
Rank Game
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Flappy Bird
Farm Heroes Saga
Despicable Me
Subway Surfers
Clash of Clans
8 Ball Pool
Temple Run 2
Guess The Emoji
Don't Tap The White
Tile
10
Publisher
King
Tencent
Rank App
Publisher
Facebook Messenger
dotGears Studios
King
Gameloft
Kiloo
Supercell
Miniclip
Imangi
Random Logic
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
WhatsApp Messenger
Facebook
Skype
Snapchat
Instagram
eBay
Spotify
YouTube
Facebook
Facebook
Microsoft
Snapchat
Facebook
eBay
Spotify
Google
Cheetah Mobile
10
BBC iPlayer
BBC
Table 70: Top Publishers of 2014: United
Kingdom iOS & Google Play Game Downloads
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Game Publisher
King
Electronic Arts
Gameloft
Rovio
Storm8
Ketchapp Studio
Disney
Zynga
XPEC
Glu
Headquarters
United Kingdom
United States
France
Finland
United States
France
United States
United States
China
United States
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
App Publisher
Facebook
Google
BBC
Microsoft
Apple
Sky
eBay
Amazon
Snapchat
Outfit7
Headquarters
United States
United States
United Kingdom
United States
United States
United Kingdom
United States
United States
United States
Cyprus
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UNITED KINGDOM:
BY REVENUE
Table 72: Top Games of 2014: United Kingdom
iOS & Google Play Revenue
Rank Game
Publisher
Rank App
Publisher
InterActiveCorp
(IAC)
Clash of Clans
Supercell
Match.com UK
King
Tencent
Skype
Microsoft
3
4
5
3
4
5
Zoosk
The Guardian
Spotify
King
Zoosk
The Guardian
Spotify
The Times and The
Sunday Times
Electronic Arts
Supercell
The Telegraph
Telegraph Media
TinyCo
Grindr
Grindr
Kabam
10
Badoo
Badoo
The Simpsons:
Tapped Out
Boom Beach
Family Guy: The Quest
for Stuff
The Hobbit: Kingdoms
7
8
9
10
News Corp
Table 74: Top Publishers of 2014: United
Kingdom iOS & Google Play Game Revenue
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Game Publisher
King
Supercell
Electronic Arts
Machine Zone
Kabam
GREE
Zynga
Storm8
Glu
Gameloft
Headquarters
United Kingdom
Finland
United States
United States
United States
Japan
United States
United States
United States
France
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
App Publisher
Microsoft
InterActiveCorp (IAC)
Zoosk
News Corp
Smule
Disney
TomTom
MagazineCloner
Sky
The Guardian
Headquarters
United States
United States
United States
United States
United States
United States
Netherlands
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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UNITED STATES:
BY DOWNLOADS
Table 76: Top Games of 2014: United States iOS
& Google Play Downloads
Rank Game
1
Clash of Clans
Flappy Bird
Don't Tap The White
Tile
Subway Surfers
Farm Heroes Saga
Words With Friends
Trivia Crack
Despicable Me
Temple Run 2
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Publisher
King
Tencent
Rank App
Publisher
Facebook Messenger
Supercell
dotGears
Studios
Cheetah Mobile
Pandora Radio
Pandora
Kiloo
King
Zynga
Etermax
Gameloft
Imangi
5
6
7
8
9
10
Snapchat
Netflix
Skype
Kik Messenger
Spotify
WhatsApp Messenger
Snapchat
Netflix
Microsoft
Kik
Spotify
Facebook
Table 78: Top Publishers of 2014: United States
iOS & Google Play Game Downloads
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Game Publisher
King
Electronic Arts
Gameloft
Zynga
Glu
Rovio
Storm8
Disney
Supercell
XPEC
Headquarters
United Kingdom
United States
France
United States
United States
Finland
United States
United States
Finland
China
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
App Publisher
Facebook
Google
Apple
Disney
Microsoft
Amazon
Yahoo!
Pandora
Cheetah Mobile
Sungy Mobile
Headquarters
United States
United States
United States
United States
United States
United States
United States
United States
China
China
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UNITED STATES:
BY REVENUE
Table 80: Top Games of 2014: United States iOS
& Google Play Revenue
Rank Game
1 Clash of Clans
2
3
4
5
6
7
Publisher
Supercell
King
Tencent
Zoosk
Zoosk
Machine Zone
MLB.com At Bat
MLB
4
5
6
7
NYTimes
Skype
OkCupid Dating
Spotify
NY Times
Microsoft
InterActiveCorp (IAC)
Spotify
Match.com
InterActiveCorp (IAC)
King
Supercell
Churchill Downs
King
Caesars
8 Slotomania
Entertainment
International Game
9 DoubleDown Casino
Technology
10 Boom Beach
Supercell
Rank App
1 Pandora Radio
Publisher
Pandora
Magic Piano by
Smule
Smule
10 ForeFlight Mobile ForeFlight
Table 82: Top Publishers of 2014: United States
iOS & Google Play Game Revenue
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Game Publisher
Supercell
King
Machine Zone
Electronic Arts
Caesars Entertainment
Zynga
GREE
Kabam
Big Fish Games
Glu
Headquarters
Finland
United Kingdom
United States
United States
United States
United States
Japan
United States
United States
United States
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
App Publisher
Pandora
InterActiveCorp (IAC)
Disney
Microsoft
Smule
Zoosk
MLB
NY Times
Apple
News Corp
Headquarters
United States
United States
United States
United States
United States
United States
United States
United States
United States
United States
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TOP COUNTRIES AND CATEGORIES
FOR THE iOS APP STORE
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TOP COUNTRIES:
Table 84: iOS Top 10 Countries
Rank
Rank Change
Country
vs. 2013
Country
Rank Change
vs. 2013
United States
United States
China
Japan
Japan
China
+1
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
-1
Russia
Australia
France
Canada
Canada
Germany
Germany
France
Australia
Russia
Italy
Italy
10
TOP CATEGORIES:
Table 85: iOS Top 10 App Store Categories
Rank
Category
Rank Change
Category
vs. 2013
Rank Change
vs. 2013
Games
Games
Entertainment
Social Networking
Music
Social Networking
+2
Education
Lifestyle
-1
Entertainment
+1
Utilities
-1
Productivity
-1
Music
8
9
10
News
Productivity
+1
Books
Education
-1
Navigation
Travel
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TOP COUNTRIES AND CATEGORIES
FOR GOOGLE PLAY
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TOP COUNTRIES:
Table 86: Google Play Top 10 Countries
Rank
Country
Rank Change
Country
vs. 2013
-
Rank Change
vs. 2013
United States
Japan
Brazil
+3
United States
+1
India
South Korea
-1
Russia
Germany
South Korea
-3
Taiwan
+1
Mexico
+2
United Kingdom
-1
Turkey
+7
France
Indonesia
+3
Hong Kong
+1
Germany
-3
Australia
-1
10
Thailand
Russia
+1
TOP CATEGORIES:
Table 87: Google Play Top 10 App Store Categories
Rank
Category
Rank Change
Category
vs. 2013
Rank Change
vs. 2013
Games
Games
Communication
Communication
Tools
Social
Entertainment
Tools
+1
Social
-1
Photography
+2
Entertainment
+2
Personalization
-1
Education
+3
-1
+1
Productivity
Sports
+3
10
Productivity
-4
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