It really only seems like yesterday when Google announced that Android Market was turning into Google Play. I specifically recall many criticizing the change, but now here we are, five years later and Google Play is celebrating its fifth birthday.
In a blog post highlighting the birthday, Google writes, “In five years, we’ve grown to more than 1 billion active users in 190 countries. And with millions of apps, 40 million songs, 5 million books, and more movies than ever, there’s so much to explore.”
Anyway, as a look back, Google also provided various lists for the Top 5 in each category: Top Installed Games, Top Installed Apps, Top Selling Songs, Movies, Books, and Albums. Sadly, it doesn’t look like we’re getting any $0.05 app or movie deals quite yet. C’mon, Google, show the love!
Google Play’s Top 5 US Lists to Celebrate Turning 5
Top Installed Games
- Candy Crush Saga
- Subway Surfers
- Temple Run 2
- Despicable Me
- Clash of Clans
Top Installed Apps*
- Facebook Messenger
- Pandora Radio
- Snapchat
*Download only. Does not include pre-installed apps on Android devices.
Top Selling Songs
- Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud
- Lorde – Royals
- Taylor Swift – Blank Space
- Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk
- Pharrell Williams – Happy
Top Selling Albums
- Adele – 25
- Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP2 (Deluxe)
- Taylor Swift – 1989
- Drake – If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late
- Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp A Butterfly
Top Selling Movies
- The Interview
- Frozen
- Deadpool
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- Guardians of the Galaxy
Top Selling Books
- Fifty Shades of Grey, by E L James
- The Hunger Games trilogy, by Suzanne Collins
- A Game of Thrones, by George RR Martin
- The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green
- Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn
Here’s to another fun five years, Google Play.
Via: Google