Asian consumers are becoming some of the most prolific app downloaders in the world.
While Western countries saw a decrease in the number of apps downloaded in the past six months ending in May 2011, the application download volume in Asian countries has grown significantly.
In countries like China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam, the most popular apps are often highly localized.
An average of 34 percent of the most popular iPhone apps in Asia are only popular within the region. In the US and Europe only 20 percent of applications are aimed specifically at North America and Europe respectively, explained mobile application analyst Distimo in a recent report on the Asian app market.
To get a better idea of the apps Asian consumers are downloading, Distimo honed in on "Asia's most popular applications that are not popular in the United States," in both the Apple App Store for iPhone and the Android Market.
Apps in the games category were the most popular in the iPhone App Store. The top apps in Google’s Android Market were more evenly spread between categories and featured few games.
Highest ranked free applications in the Apple App Store for iPhone, Asia, May 2011:
1. KungFu Food-Panda by Topzilla - Games-Action, Games-Arcade
2. Me So Ramen by Moxy Games - Games-Action, Games-Arcade
3. Simply Find It! by Simply Game - Games-Puzzle, Games-Trivia
4. A Mental Mouse by AceViral.com - Games-Action, Games-Racing
5. Antrim Escape I by Game Hive - Games-Puzzle, Games-Role Playing
Highest ranked free applications in the Google Android Market, Asia, May 2011:
1. Gallery 3D by Rayman50 - Media & Video, Widgets
2. WebMD for Android by WebMD, LLC - Health & Fitness
3. 글로리 코레일 by KORAIL - Travel & Local
4. HistoryEraser by DUMAPIC - Lifestyle
5. Documents To Go 3.0 Main App by DataViz, Inc. - Business
Highest ranked paid applications in the Apple App Store for iPhone, Asia, May 2011:
1. Birzzle by Enfeel Inc.- Games-Arcade, Games-Puzzle ($0.99 - $1.42)
2. FIFA 11 by EA SPORTSTM (World) by Electronic Arts Nederland B.V. - Games-Simulation, Games-Sports ($0.99 - $4.99)
3. PhotoShake! by MotionOne.co.Ltd - Photography ($1.99 - $2.84)
4. MONOPOLY Here & Now: The World Edition (International) by Electronic Arts Nederland B.V. - Games-Board, Games-Family ($0.99)
5. Photo+Folder (Secret+Organize+ Transfer) by EnSight Media - Photography ($0.99 - $1.42)
Highest ranked paid applications in the Google Android Market, Asia, May 2011:
1. SportsTracker Pro by sportstracklive.com - Sports ($9.80)
2. Solo by Coding Caveman - Entertainment ($4.07)
3. On The Ministry by PaKeSoft - Productivity, Widgets ($1.44 - $2.51)
4. UltraChron Stopwatch & Timer by TheSpinningHead - Tools ($0.99 - $1.99)
5. SpeedView Pro by Code Sector - Transportation ($0.99 - $1.99)
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