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3. # 01 About Priori
# 02 Store Overview
# 03 Category Overview
# 04 Publisher Overview (Free Apps)
# 05 Publisher Overview (Paid Apps)
# 06 App Overview (Free Apps)
# 07 App Overview (Paid Apps)
# 08 Glossary
# 09 License Type, Methodology, Validation and Disclaimer
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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4. DEMAND SUPPLY BUSINESS MODEL
M-o-M Global M-o-M Global by Downloads
In-Month Downloads % Growth Rank # of Apps % Growth Rank
152,120,256 4.2% 10 2,798,080 4.1% 5
# of
% of Total New Apps
Downloads of: Market 85,496 1.1% 7
Top 3 Apps # of
5,173,104 3.4% 11 Deleted Apps
21,599 -18.7% 7 by Apps
Apps 4-10
6,391,262 4.2% 11 # of
Active Apps
Apps 11-25 339,100 4.2% 12
8,428,825 5.5% 9
# of
All Other Publishers
132,127,065 86.9% 9 485,552 4.6% 7
TOP CATEGORIES TOP PUBLISHERS TOP APPS
Global Global Global
Position Category Name Rank Position Free Apps Rank Position Free Apps Rank
1 TOOLS 1 1 LINE Corporation 4 1 Google Play開発者サービス 1
2 GAME_CASUAL 2 2 Google Inc. 1 2 LINE クッキーラン 76
3 GAME_PUZZLE 6 3 Yahoo Japan Corp. 210 3 LINE(ライン) - 無料通話・メールアプリ 28
4 GAME_ARCADE 4
5 ENTERTAINMENT 3 Paid Apps Paid Apps
6 COMMUNICATION 5 1 株式会社ユニバーサルエンターテインメント17 1 アナザーゴッドハーデス-奪われたZEUSver.- 27
7 MUSIC_AND_AUDIO 7 2 CommSeed Corporation 38 2 ドラゴンクエストIV 導かれし者たち 34
8 PHOTOGRAPHY 8 3 SQUARE ENIX Co.,Ltd. 16 3 パチスロ モンスターハンター 月下雷鳴 51
STORE OVERVIEW
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68% 32% 0%0%
Free Free w/IAP Paid Paid w/IAP
81% 4% 15% 0%
Free Free w/IAP Paid Paid w/IAP
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6. TOP PUBLISHERS
by Downloads of all free apps
Country Global Publisher Top # of # of Downloads of M-o-M Downloads of M-o-M
Position Position Name Category Free Apps Total Apps Free Apps % Growth Total Apps % Growth
1 4 LINE Corporation GAME_ARCADE 128 129 9,372,537 -29.92% 9,372,537 -29.92%
2 1 Google Inc. TOOLS 108 108 8,615,366 28.85% 8,615,366 28.85%
3 210 Yahoo Japan Corp. LIFESTYLE 100 101 2,848,831 -1.31% 2,848,831 -1.31%
by Downloads of all NEW free apps (entered store within last 30 days)
Country Global Publisher Top # of # of Downloads of M-o-M Downloads of M-o-M
Position Position Name Category Free Apps Total Apps Free Apps % Growth Total Apps % Growth
1 40 BANDAI NAMCO Games Inc. GAME_ACTION 3 3 880,451 539.64% 880,451 539.57%
2 88 Voltage, Inc. ENTERTAINMENT 3 3 299,202 14960000.00% 299,202 14960000.00%
3 16 KONAMI GAME_ROLE_PLAYING 3 3 220,108 -9.93% 220,108 -9.93%
Fastest Growing Publishers (by Month-over-Month growth in free downloads)
Country Global Publisher Top # of # of Downloads of M-o-M Downloads of M-o-M
Position Position Name Category Free Apps Total Apps Free Apps % Growth Total Apps % Growth
1 319,312 SystemCreate Co., Ltd. ENTERTAINMENT 3 3 55,906 2795200.00% 55,906 2795200.00%
2 312,125 Hapiraizu Ltd. LIFESTYLE 2 2 25,000 2499900.00% 25,000 2499900.00%
3 302,574 Mike Theo PRODUCTIVITY 6 6 21,274 1063600.00% 21,274 1063600.00%
PUBLISHER OVERVIEW (FREE APPS)
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7. TOP PUBLISHERS
by Downloads of all paid apps
Country Global Publisher Top # of # of Downloads of M-o-M Downloads of M-o-M
Position Position Name Category Paid Apps Total Apps Paid Apps % Growth Total Apps % Growth
1 17 株式会社ユニバーサルエンターテインメント GAME_CASINO 18 28 50,227 26.89% 75,379 13.11%
2 38 CommSeed Corporation GAME_CASINO 16 60 29,049 54.72% 146,904 -10.34%
3 16 SQUARE ENIX Co.,Ltd. GAME_ROLE_PLAYING 19 44 25,439 -33.64% 934,503 29.23%
by Downloads of all NEW paid apps (entered store within last 30 days)
Country Global Publisher Top # of # of Downloads of M-o-M Downloads of M-o-M
Position Position Name Category Paid Apps Total Apps Paid Apps % Growth Total Apps % Growth
1 3 株式会社ユニバーサルエンターテインメント GAME_CASINO 1 1 10,004 NM 10,004 NM
2 1 ustwo GAME_PUZZLE 1 1 1,688 NM 1,688 NM
3 163,706 shunirr TOOLS 1 1 508 NM 508 NM
Fastest Growing Publishers (by Month-over-Month growth in paid downloads)
Country Global Publisher Top # of # of Downloads of M-o-M Downloads of M-o-M
Position Position Name Category Paid Apps Total Apps Paid Apps % Growth Total Apps % Growth
1 472,084 ustwo GAME_CASUAL 4 17 1,692 84500.00% 2,173 1378.23%
2 471,866 BEZ.SYSTEM TOOLS 14 24 203 20200.00% 11,702 56.07%
3 472300 BG:studio GAME_ACTION 1 1 163 8050.00% 163 8050.00%
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PUBLISHER OVERVIEW (PAID APPS)
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8. TOP FREE APPS
by Downloads
Country Global App Publisher Date Avg. M-o-M
Position Position Name Name Entered Store Category Rating Local? IAP? Downloads % Growth
1 1 Google Play開発者サービス Google Inc. 08/28/12 TOOLS 3.72 NO NO 2,196,401 9.59%
2 76 LINE クッキーラン LINE Corporation 01/28/14 GAME_ARCADE 4.43 NO YES 1,520,899 -65.02%
3 28 LINE(ライン) - 無料通話・メールアプリ LINE Corporation 06/24/11 COMMUNICATION 4.18 NO YES 1,455,804 8.11%
by Downloads of NEW apps (entered store within last 30 days)
Country Global App Publisher Date Avg.
Position Position Name Name Entered Store Category Rating Local? IAP? Downloads
1 667 ONE PIECE トレジャークルーズ BANDAI NAMCO Games Inc. 05/11/14 GAME_ROLE_PLAYING 4.25 NO YES 787,360
2 2,601 スラッシュ!ブッタ切りアクションRPG COCONE 05/16/14 GAME_ACTION 4.30 NO YES 212,579
3 3,538 新・生存率0%!地下鉄からの脱出 Voltage, Inc. 05/21/14 GAME_ADVENTURE 3.89 NO YES 169,690
Fastest Growing Apps (by Month-over-Month growth in free downloads)
Country Global App Publisher Date Avg. M-o-M
Position Position Name Name Entered Store Category Rating Local? IAP? Downloads % Growth
1 19,609 婚活診断〜本気で結婚・婚活〜 Hapiraizu Ltd. 04/29/14 LIFESTYLE 2.50 NO NO 25,000 2499900.00%
2 4,688 東京デッドボール hap Inc. 05/03/14 GAME_SPORTS 3.97 NO NO 70,092 2336300.00%
3 1,315 Tag To-Do List Mike Theo 02/10/09 PRODUCTIVITY 3.68 NO NO 21,271 1063450.00%
APP OVERVIEW (FREE APPS)
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9. TOP PAID APPS
by Downloads
Country Global App Publisher Date Avg. M-o-M
Position Position Name Name Entered Store Category Rating Local? Price IAP? Downloads % Growth
1 27 アナザーゴッドハーデス-奪われたZEUSver.- 株式会社ユニバーサルエンターテインメント 03/13/14 GAME_CASINO 3.95 NO YES 24,958 10.60%
2 34 ドラゴンクエストIV 導かれし者たち SQUARE ENIX Co.,Ltd. 04/16/14 GAME_ROLE_PLAYING 4.32 NO NO 23,030 -36.28%
3 51 パチスロ モンスターハンター 月下雷鳴 CommSeed Corporation 03/24/14 GAME_CASINO 4.05 NO NO 17,755 88.82%
by Downloads of NEW apps (entered store within last 30 days)
Country Global App Publisher Date Avg.
Position Position Name Name Entered Store Category Rating Local? Price IAP? Downloads
1 115 緑ドンVIVA2 株式会社ユニバーサルエンターテインメント 05/21/14 GAME_CASINO 4.28 NO YES 10,004
2 4 モニュメントバレー ustwo 05/14/14 GAME_PUZZLE 4.68 NO NO 1,688
3 ##### インテントで画像検索 shunirr 05/09/14 TOOLS 4.79 NO YES 508
Fastest Growing Apps (by Month-over-Month growth in paid downloads)
Country Global App Publisher Date Avg. M-o-M
Position Position Name Name Entered Store Category Rating Local? Price IAP? Downloads % Growth
1 79 テラリア(日本語版) SPIKE CHUNSOFT 05/06/14 GAME_SIMULATION 4.30 NO YES 13,534 26968.00%
2 112 RUSTY Survival BG:studio 04/27/14 GAME_ACTION 3.87 NO NO 163 8050.00%
3 6,462 綺麗なイルミネーション2 ライブ壁紙 AsobiApp 04/15/14 PERSONALIZATION 5.00 NO NO 78 7700.00%
APP OVERVIEW (PAID APPS)
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10. Key Terms & Definitions
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS
NM Not meaningful in this context.
Global Rank/Position Rank/Position of given metric in this country compared to all others, that are being tracked.
Growth Growth of metric compared to last month.
IAP In-App-Purchase, app offers buyable items in the app itself.
New App An app is new, if it entered the app store in the last 30 days.
Active App - An app is considered as active, if it was downloaded in that particular month.
Apps Published Total number of apps published by a publisher in an app store and country.
Category Category to which an app is assigned, as set by the publisher and displayed by app store.
Is Local Is set to YES when more than 50% of all downloads of an app were generated in one country. For example if an app was downloaded 1000 times in total, but 700 from German
app store, it will be indicated as a local German app. In case of USA, the locality level is set to 75%.
Monetization Type Indicates the revenue model. This column may contain following values:
1) Free free app,
2) Paid app monetized in pay-per-download model,
3) Free + In-App Purchase free app with possibility of purchasing virtual goods from within the app,
4) Paid + In-App purchase app monetized by a combination of pay-per-download and possibility of purchasing virtual goods from within the app.
Publisher Publisher's name. Can be name of a company, or of a single developer.
Top Category Category where publisher received the most downloads in.
Price in EUR - Price of an app in EUR. Priori calculates EUR prices using exchange rates published by EBC on the day of analysis closing.
(https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/exchange/eurofxref/html/index.en.html)
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LICENSE TYPE, METHODOLOGY, VALIDATION AND DISCLAIMER
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Disclaimer
Priori Data GmbH collects and analyses data using a variety of proprietary techniques and technologies conforming to established and accepted rules. The information contained in this report has been compiled by Priori,
referencing our own primary research data and that of 3rd Party sources considered to be reliable. In select instances contributing partners collaborate on specialized reports. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is
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This report contains derived values and statistical estimates which may bear an error. For example, mobile app download numbers are estimations based on Priori's own methodologies and statistical estimation models, and the
download estimates may over- or under-estimate the actual downloads of any particular mobile app. The error is highest for single apps and quickly decreases with growing number of apps in estimated clusters. For instance,
estimation for all apps in a category or all apps published by a publisher will be quite accurate, while an estimation for a single app may not be as accurate. The download models constantly evolve by including more base
observations and more variable to regression analysis. This also means that download estimations with different variances of model will yield slightly different download numbers.
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