Apple: Jan. 1, 2017, Was iTunes App Store's Biggest Day Ever

Jan. 1, 2017, was the App Store's best single day ever, reaching nearly $240 million in consumer purchases.

Apple announced that Jan. 1, 2017, was the iTunes App Store’s best single day ever, reaching nearly $240 million in consumer purchases.

Looking back at 2016, Apple also revealed that consumer purchases from the App Store exceeded $3 billion in December.

In terms of specific applications, Apple said Nintendo’s Super Mario Run was the most downloaded app globally on both Christmas Day in 2016 and New Year’s Day. Overall, Apple said the App Store now offers 2.2 million apps in total, an increase of more than 20 percent from last year.

Elsewhere, Apple said developers earned more than $20 billion from the App Store in 2016, up over 40 percent from 2015.

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