Sensor Tower Q3 Data Digest: Inside Nintendo's Massive Mobile Launch, Facebook's Global Dominance, and More

Understand the mobile app economy in Q3 2018 with Sensor Tower's free Data Digest. Top apps, publishers, and categories for the App Store and Google Play.

Today, we released our Data Digest for the third quarter of 2019—an expansive report covering global trends in the mobile app ecosystem. Facebook is the proud publisher of four out of the top five most downloaded apps globally across both the App Store and Google Play Store, but will Google's buffet of well-performing apps unseat the social giant as the top global publisher?

Plus, we take a deep dive into Nintendo’s blockbuster success with Mario Kart Tour, and how the Japanese publishing icon has historically performed in mobile.

Chart showing the world's most downloaded iOS and Google Play apps for Q3 2019

See the latest analysis from the Sensor Tower Store Intelligence platform! This report also includes:

Rankings of top apps, games, and publishers on the App Store and Google Play during Q3 of 2019.
Analysis of the top categories across both app stores, and their year-over-year growth.
A breakdown of the Photo & Video category, including App Store revenue.
An analysis of apps that focus on sports content.

Download the report, in PDF form, below:

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Written by: Jonathan Briskman, Senior Mobile Insights Analyst

Date: October 2019

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