Considering that Pokémon Go accumulated twice as many installs as popular dating app Tinder just one day after launching, this news doesn’t come as a huge surprise.
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The numbers which support the fact that Pokemon Go has become the most played game in United States history are finally out.
And, the augmented-reality game will also pass Google Maps active daily users on Android. The tracker estimates the average revenue per daily active to be around $0.25, which is definitely higher than massively profitable titles such as Candy Crush Saga, not to mention beating the average for casual games. Niantic, the app’s developer, claimed that it is earning millions of dollars every day.
Survey Monkey speculates that the app will surpass Snapchat and Google Maps on Google Play Downloads. The Pokemon franchise has only ever been available on handheld Nintendo devices or Nintendo gaming platforms such as Nintendo 64, Gamecube or Wii. Will it follow the path set by Draw Something in 2012, posting incredible numbers for a couple of weeks before plummeting, or will it have legs and evolve into something that lasts? We will just have to wait and see whether Pokemon Go becomes a cultural phenomenon or just a fad.
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According to to data from SurveyMonkey Intelligence (via Forbes), the game has garnered 21 million active daily users, edging past Candy Crush Saga’s 20 million peak active user count in the US.
