Fun App Store facts from Distimo's 2013 Year in Review
If you're too busy with last-minute holiday shopping to pore over Distimo's all-encompassing year-end App Store breakdown, we've got a handy list of the most interesting takeaways. Let's get to it!
The percentage of overall App Store revenue generated by free apps with in-app purchases increased from 77 percent to 92 percent from January to November.
About 90 percent of revenue generated from games came from free-to-play titles, while just 8 percent came from paid apps.
Two of the top three free apps come from Google (YouTube at No. 2, and Google Maps at No. 3), making Google the most downloaded publisher in the App Store.
Candy Crush Saga was the most downloaded app in 2013.
More people downloaded Despicable Me: Minion Rush than downloaded Facebook this year.
Eight of the top 10 paid apps were games, but the No. 1 overall paid download was a messaging app (WhatsApp Messenger).
Clash of Clans managed to make more money this year than Candy Crush Saga.
Disney was the top paid app publisher, with Temple Run: Oz leading the charge.
People still love apps. A lot.*
*This is the biggest takeaway.