Congratulations, dedicated Pokemon Go users. The app has been downloaded more than 15 million times from the Apple App Store and Google Play, according to SensorTower, an app research firm.
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EE says it has seen 350,000 unique users on its network and says some customers have used VPNs in their quest to “catch em all”.
PokemonGo has emerged as a global craze with players hooked to their handsets since it launched in the US, Australia and New Zealand.
The game launched in Germany today, July 13, and is technically available worldwide if you exploit a loophole and change the settings on your phone.
The app, which is free to download, has already raised some concerns over claims it could access a user’s entire Google account, including email and passwords. This information was reportedly from “people familiar with plans for the game”.
The company behind the app, Niantic, said having Pokémon Go ask for full access was a mistake and that, even if users grant full access, Google doesn’t use it.
If you live in Thailand or anywhere else in Southeast Asia and are desperate to play Pokemon Go, you’re about to be disappointed.
This data comes to us via SurveyMonkey, which late yesterday released a new analytics report clocking United States daily active users at 21 million. It hasn’t, however, officially been released in Europe.
Nintendo is sending takedown requests to gamers who have been playing the pirated version of the Pokémon Go game, in an attempt to clamp down on piracy.
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Developed by Niantic Labs, Pokemon Go is is already taxing the company’s servers.
