January 3rd, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »
OpenFeint recorded an increase in iOS app downloads over the Christmas holidays of 187%. Their Android portfolio has also started to pick up momentum as the company noticed an 73% increase on that platform.
The spike in downloads has also added 450.000 new users to OpenFeint’s database on Christmas Day. In total, 1.4 million new users were added in the four day period (up 88% year-on-year) and 5 million OpenFeint games had been downloaded.
“We always expect a spike in downloads over the holidays as more people put games on new mobile devices,” says Jason Citron, CEO of OpenFeint. “This year showed an impressive increase as our user acquisition increased almost twofold around Christmas. New devices and free time make for more mobile gaming over the holidays.”
“Heading into 2011, we expect our 55-million-strong user base to continue showing impressive growth as it has been,” says Peter Relan, chairman of OpenFeint. “We’ve grown six-fold since the beginning of last year and look forward to growing the largest mobile social gaming network.”
