GetJar, the cross platform app store, has announced its five most downloaded apps to date are eBuddy, Nimbuzz, mig33, Facebook and Opera Mini. These have achieved a combined total in excess of 100million downloads and also comprise the top five GetJar downloads for October 2009.
Furthermore, says GetJar, download traffic for the site has increased from 15 million downloads a month in October 2008, to 55 million downloads a month in October 2009; an increase of 267%. These figures are said to have been revealed to coincide with the launch of GetJar's new, consumer facing website.
Apart from the hugely popular internet browser Opera Mini, all five apps are focused on social networking. This demonstrates the huge consumer demand to stay connected on the go via their mobile phone, even when there is the option to make a phone call.
Download figures from GetJar are as follows:
- eBuddy -instant messaging: 27.4 million
- Opera Mini – mobile internet browser: 25.3 million
- Nimbuzz – voip calls and instant messaging: 21.6 million
- Mig33 – instant messaging and community application: 15.4 million
- Facebook – mobile access to the hugely popular social network: 14.4 million
Ilja Laurs, CEO and founder of GetJar, says: "As these figures show, the popularity of GetJar continues to grow as consumer demand for mobile apps becomes more and more global. The exciting news for developers and brands is that apps are in high demand not only from consumers using Blackberry, Symbian and Android phones (all of which are supported on GetJar) but also on feature phones of all types such as the Sony Ericsson W995 and the LG Viewty. Why do we think these particular apps are so successful? The social networking phenomenon has changed the way we communicate and users want to continue to stay in touch on the go, via their mobile. In addition, apps on GetJar are free and work on over 1700 handsets across all major platforms so whether you are using an Android phone or just a plain Motorola you're guaranteed to find all the apps you need in just one place."