The top 10 apps and games by consumer spending in 2019.
The top 10 apps and games by consumer spending in 2019.
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App Annie: The biggest apps and games of 2019

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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No doubt you’ve heard of Facebook Messenger, the top non-game app of 2019 in terms of downloads. But how about Free Fire, the battle royale mobile game made by a Singapore company named Sea and its Garena business division? Free Fire was the most downloaded game of 2019, according to mobile market data and analytics firm App Annie.

The top apps and games of 2019 are a mix of both the familiar and the surprising breakout hits, said Amir Ghodrati, director of market insights at App Annie, in an interview with GamesBeat. He said the data shows that consumer demand for mobile apps is at an all-time high.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.