There are more than million available Android apps only on Google Play and the number of downloads per year is staggering. In 2009 there were only 2.5 billion downloads of all apps that were available at the time, whereas in 2016 that number is almost 225 billion. There are apps for practically everything. While many of us have professional apps on our Android smartphones, apps that help us deal with our everyday tasks, the majority of apps provide some form of entertainment. In the past few years, there’s an increased number of people who play real money casino games on their mobile phones. Casino App Kings gives you the best casino apps that can be downloaded by Australians. Some apps are popular for a longer period of time, whereas are used only for a shorter period of time. Here we give you the most popular apps so far in 2016.
Pokémon Go
Even though it was released later in 2016, Pokémon Go is an obvious choice. Despite the fact that it was released on July 6, in just one week it had 21 million users just in the US alone. Pokémon Go managed to surpass Candy Crush Saga’s popularity in just a week after it was released. As it became available in more parts of the world, the overall popularity of the game and the number of Android downloads kept growing.
The app has already been downloaded and installed by 50 to 100 million Android users from all over the world. And that number will surely grow by the time the app becomes available in all corners of the world. The Android version of Pokemon Go takes up 58 MB of free space and it requires 4.4 or newer version of Android.
WhatsApp Messenger
Despite how many entertainment apps do people download, communication will always be the primary purpose of mobile phones. Therefore, it is not surprising that good communication apps are always amongst the most popular Android apps. WhatsApp Messenger is one of the most commonly used free communication tools. It has been downloaded and installed over one billion times.
It doesn’t have high requirements and it can be installed on practically every Android phone. This app requires 2.1 or newer Android OS. WhatsApp is entirely free and users can not only send and receive text messages, but also calls, pictures and other documents, as well as videos and voice messages.
Facebook Messenger
Facebook is the most popular social network in the past several years. Many say that Mark Zuckerberg and his team revolutionised the way social networks function. Facebook launched a separate messenger app in 2011 and it proved to be very popular. The app has been downloaded more than one billion times from Google Play, making it one of the most commonly used apps. Millions of friends from all over the world share the latest news and gossips over Facebook Messenger. Probably millions of dates and other meetings have been arranged via Facebook Messenger. The size of this app and the OS requirements depend on the device in question.
A lot of social networks and apps allow people to share photos they take with their friends and relatives. But, Instagram was developed especially for that. Its sole purpose is to take and share photos. The community currently exceeds half a billion active members. The app has been downloaded from Google Play between half and one billion times.
With its special filters and video editing options Instagram allows users to get quite creative. Moreover, it can be synced with other social networks like Facebook and Twitter. It has been popular for quite a while, but it managed to retain its popularity in 2016 and will very likely continue to do so.
Bitmoji
Using emojis became essential in cyber technology and some experts have claimed that people will be even keener on using pictorial language in the feature. Bitmoji is an application which allows people to develop their own personalised emojis. Once the app is downloaded and installed you have an option to create a cartoon avatar of yourself and then use it to create countless different emojis. Now it is possible to link and sync the Bitmoji account with Snapchat. Bitmoji takes up 25MB of space and it requires Android version 4.1 or newer.
