China now downloads more iOS apps than the United States

It was only a matter of time before the Earth’s most populous nation was also its biggest consumer of apps.

China finally surpassed the United States it terms of the number of iOS apps downloaded in the first quarter of 2015, according to the latest report from industry-tracking firm App Annie. This is likely due to the launch of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in the region late last year. Chinese consumers have long shown a preference for smartphones with larger screens, and the iPhone 6 is the first time Apple has had something comparable to the large Android handsets. This will continue to give Apple a chance to capture the majority of the world’s potential $30 billion mobile gaming market in 2015, which makes up a huge chunk of the company’s App Store revenue.