App growth peaked in the 2nd week of outbreak

Rob Clapp

An overview of app and gaming app downloads across nine major markets during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

Growth in the download of apps peaked in the second week of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, according to data from app analytics platform Sensor Tower. Across nine major markets, app downloads rose 41% in the second week after the 200th confirmed case of COVID-19 when compared to a pre-outbreak average. This growth then slows in the following weeks, to 34% in week four.

Apps on Apple devices rose quicker than those on Android devices over the entire study period, peaking at 49% in week 2 compared to Google Play's 31%.

When looking at gaming apps across the...

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