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Would love to know the app who previously held the record.

Clash Royale would be my guess. Recent release, IP carries over from a very popular existing game, but it's not just a sequel. Also had great word of mouth from the geobeta.

I have to speculate that Minecraft and Angry Birds have both individually had more downloads than Clash Royale.

Not the first Angry Birds, that was a snowball hit not a first week blowout.

Minecraft is paid.

I would guess FB Messenger or maybe Google Maps. Or something from China, seems like when QQ releases a core app there's millions who just go and download it.

Maybe Instagram? It was a Day 1 hit..

Overall, sure. In the first week of release, I'd be surprised.

Minecraft would be a strong candidate if it was a free app, but any price lowers your downloads drastically.

Is it actually a poparul game? I've never heard of it...

Yep. Hit #1 grossing in the first day, sustained pretty well.

I'd bet on something like the Facebook app, assuming they advertised it heavily when it first came out.

Facebook has been out for ages though, the number of total devices has grown significantly since then.

It's probably another game.

Maybe flappy bird?

Flappy Bird wasn't overly popular when it came out, it was only later on that it went viral (I think about 6 months or so after it launched).

A big week 1 surge requires pre-existing name recognition.

Games with a 2 in the name are the next most likely to have heavy first week downloads. Angry Birds 2 or Bejeweled 2 for example.

No, flappy bird was a slow burn

I'd bet a dime on Angry Birds.

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