Between September and November 2024, global consumers downloaded around 3.6 billion arcade and action gaming apps, while brain and puzzle mobile gaming apps were downloaded over 3.44 billion by global smartphone users. Tool apps were the third most-downloaded app category in the examined period, with approximately 3.33 billion downloads. Social media and social networking apps followed, with over 2.43 billion downloads.
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Leading mobile app categories from September to November 2024, by downloads
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Data.ai, & DataReportal, & Meltwater, & Kepios. (February 5, 2025). Leading mobile app categories from September to November 2024, by downloads (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 30, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1552849/downloads-apps-worldwide-by-category/
Data.ai, und DataReportal, und Meltwater, und Kepios. "Leading mobile app categories from September to November 2024, by downloads (in millions)." Chart. February 5, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 30, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1552849/downloads-apps-worldwide-by-category/
Data.ai, DataReportal, Meltwater, Kepios. (2025). Leading mobile app categories from September to November 2024, by downloads (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 30, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1552849/downloads-apps-worldwide-by-category/
Data.ai, and DataReportal, and Meltwater, and Kepios. "Leading Mobile App Categories from September to November 2024, by Downloads (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Feb 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1552849/downloads-apps-worldwide-by-category/
Data.ai & DataReportal & Meltwater & Kepios, Leading mobile app categories from September to November 2024, by downloads (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1552849/downloads-apps-worldwide-by-category/ (last visited June 30, 2025)
Leading mobile app categories from September to November 2024, by downloads (in millions) [Graph], Data.ai, & DataReportal, & Meltwater, & Kepios, February 5, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1552849/downloads-apps-worldwide-by-category/
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