Q32021:StoreIntelligenceDataDigest—ExploretheQuarter’sTopApps,Games,Publishers,andMore©2021SensorTowerInc.-AllRightsReservedExecutiveSummary:HighlightsWorldwideappdownloadstotaled35.7Bin3Q21,a1.9percentyear-over-yeardecreasefromthe36.4Bin3Q20drivenbyhighdownloadtotalsduringtheCOVID-19pandemic.AppStoredownloadsfell1.4percentto8.1B,whileGooglePlaydownloadsdropped2percentto27.6B.Q32021wasaninterestingquarterforShootergamesintheU.S.,asitmarkedayearsinceFortnitewasremovedfromtheappstoresandtwoyearssinceCallofDuty:Mobile’slaunch.GarenaFreeFirehadthebestquarterofanygameinthegenre,rankingNo.3overallbyU.S.revenue.TikTokbecamethefifthappevertoreach3billiondownl...