21 Pokemon Go numbers that will blow your mind
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Pokemon Go just keeps shattering records. Forget Clash Of Clans or Fallout Shelter: Nintendo’s critter-catching app is already well on the way to being the biggest mobile game ever released. Oh, and it’ll shortly surpass sales of the incredi-popular original Pokemon games, despite having been available in some territories for less than a week. Below are some of the bonkers numbers which prove that Pikachu’s triumphant comeback is a once-in-a-generation phenomenon.
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5,982,616,734
Uses of the hashtag #PokemonGo during its first week on the App Store. [source: Wired]
47%
Share of the US games market Pokemon Go accounted for over its first Sunday on sale. [source: Slice Intelligence]
100
PokeCoins purchased using the most popular bundle, covering 37% of in-app purchases. [source: Slice Intelligence]
33
Number of minutes the average iOs user spends playing Pokemon Go every day. [source: App Institute]
30,000,000
Number of Pokemon Go downloads surpassed as of 19 July. [source: Venturebeat]
31.4 million
Worldwide sales of 1996’s red, blue and green – a number Pokemon is expected to surpass imminently. [source: Vox]
£5000
Amount one, er, committed player forked out for a level 20 Pokemon Go account with 75 characters unlocked. [source: eBay] [note: above listing removed after this piece went live on 22 July]
1,219,740
Number of Likes for the Pokemon Go Facebook page as of 22 July. [source: Facebook]
2
The number of people who walked off a San Diego cliff playing Pokemon Go (and thankfully survived). [Source: Kotaku]
$3 billion
Estimated figure Apple – not Nintendo – will take from Pokemon Go in-app purchases over the next two years. [source: Softpedia]
13
Time, in hours, it took for Pokemon Go to top the ‘highest-grossing mobile app’ chart in the United States. [source: Venturebeat]
52%
Pokemon Go players aged between 18 and 34. [source: Slice Intelligence]
10km
Distance you’ll have to walk to have a chance of hatching Aerodactyl, Lapras, Scyther, Chansey, Jynx, Magmar, Electabuzz, Eever, Pinsir, Kabuto, Hitmonchan, Omanyte, Dratini, Snorlax, Hitmonlee, Mr Mine, or Onix. [source: Serebi/BBC]
23,000,000
Peak daily active users in the US – more than any other app, ever. [source: App Institute]
15,300,000
Tweets about Pokemon Go in its first week after release. [source: Spredfast/BBC]
4-6 million
Average number of daily downloads in the US between 7 and 13 July. [source: Pocket Gamer]
30
Number of European countries with Pokemon Go as of 21 July. In France, it’s been delayed in the aftermath of the Nice tragedy.
$11 billion
Amount added to Nintendo’s stock exchange value after Pokemon Go’s first weekend on sale.
£69.50
Minimum eBay price for a Pokemon Go Plus wearable in the UK. (It’s already long sold out on the official Nintendo shop.) [source: eBay]
1800
Calories it’s estimated an average man will burn in a week playing Pokemon Go.[source: BBC]
$1,600,000
Amount Pokemon Go is making every day in the US alone. [source: Telegraph] Wondering what all the fuss is about? Here’s our detailed explanation of the Pokemon Go basics.
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