Heat drops sharply? Pokemon GO quietly set a record

The popularity of Pokemon GO seems to have dropped, but this does not prevent it from becoming the hottest game in recent times. According to the latest download history of Apple AppStore, this AR game has created a new record of AppStore and became the most downloaded software in the first week after launch.

US local time Friday, Apple has confirmed this news, Pokemon GO on the first week after downloading more than all iOS software.

Last Tuesday, market research company SensorTower once said that the game has reached 30 million downloads worldwide, which is the fastest mobile game in history to achieve 10 million downloads. Its activity also exceeds popular software such as Facebook and Snapchat. It is understood that Pokemon GO has brought $35 million in revenue for Nintendo's game company Niantic, and that Nintendo's stock price has also been rising.

Of course, Apple is also the biggest beneficiary. Although the Pokémon Go game itself is free to download, Apple needs to charge for the relevant costs on the App Store, and Apple will also use the approximately 30% of the user's internal purchase fee income, according to the current AppStore downloads, Pokemon GO Will bring 3 billion US dollars of income to Apple.

Pokemon GO was the first to start in the United States, Australia and New Zealand on July 6. Japan also became the first country in Asia to be unsealed yesterday. Up to now, Pokemon GO has covered more than 30 countries and regions in the world, but unfortunately, Pokemon GO's online time in China is still far away.

Niantic CEO John Hanke stated that if Pokemon GO wants to enter China, it still needs to pass regulations.

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