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Games increase stranglehold on iOS and Google Play app stores by 22 percent in Q2 2015

  • Posted byby Mike Minotti
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Even before Pokémon Go’s launch in July, the mobile gaming industry was seeing growth.

Mobile market insights group Sensor Tower will release its finding for the second quarter of 2016 (April 1 to June 31) next week, but it has given GamesBeat early access to the report. It shows that games remain the most popular app category on both the iOS and Google Play stores, seeing 22 percent growth compared to the previous year.

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Mike Minotti

Mike Minotti has been with GamesBeat since 2012, starting as an intern. Based near Youngstown, Ohio, he now manages GamesBeat's editorial team. He's also a prolific podcaster, appearing on multiple shows covering the gaming industry.