Amaya Toman The App Store is a gold mine for both Apple and some developers. App downloads from the online store generated millions of dollars in revenue this year. Which apps were among the top-grossing this year? The company Sensor Tower mapped the most downloaded applications that also brought the most profit in 2018.
Half of the most profitable applications come from the workshops of Chinese companies. As far as the purpose of the applications is concerned, among the most profitable are those used for streaming video content, as well as social network applications. He compiled a magazine based on data from the Sensor Tower Business Insider the ranking of the most profitable for the period ending on the thirtieth of November of this year. Some of these apps you may never have heard of. The most successful ones scored especially in the Chinese market and come from the local technology giants, such as Baidu or Tencent Holdings.
The ranking of the highest-grossing iOS apps for 2018, including total profit, according to data from Sensor Tower:
10. Hulu - $132,6 million
Hulu is a streaming app owned by the trio of companies Comcast, Disney and Twenty-First Century Fox. It allows you to watch a variety of TV channels, from news to sports to children's, along with exclusive content consisting of series, movies and other programs.
9. QQ - $159,7 million
QQ is an instant messenger owned by Tencent Holdings. QQ offers not only the possibility of mutual communication between users, but also the possibility of playing online games, shopping, playing music or microblogging.
8. Youko - $192,9 million
Youku is a video streaming application owned by the Alibaba Group - the application is often referred to as the Chinese version of the YouTube platform.
7. Pandora - $225,7 million
Pandora is a music streaming app owned by Sirius XM. Pandora offers users the ability to play music, create their own stations and download songs.
6. YouTube - $244,2 million
The popular application YouTube, used for sharing and playing videos, probably does not even need to be introduced. It is owned by Google.
5. Kwai (Kuaishou) - $264,5 million
Kwai is a social video sharing network owned by Kuaishou. In addition to sharing videos and video conversations, Kwai offers a variety of customization options.
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4. iQiyi - $420,5 million
Video streaming platform iQiyi belongs to Baidu.
3. Tinder - $462,2 million
Tinder is a popular dating app. It belongs to Match Group. Users liked Tinder for its simplicity and directness with which it offers them potential partners from the immediate area.
2. Tencent Video - $490 million
Tencent is a video streaming service owned by Tencent Holdings. It offers streaming content from one of the most prominent Chinese providers, TCL Corporation.
1. Netflix - $790,2 million
The ranking of the most successful and most profitable applications is closed by Netflix, which belongs to the company of the same name.
