Did you know that China has over 200 Android app stores but no downloads come from Google Play? Although Android has always played second fiddle to iOS in regards to mobile gaming bragging rights, this doesn't mean the robot Doogee Turbo2 DG900 battery is all work and no play! In fact, apparently 80% percent of mobile gamers in China alone use Android devices, which has to stand for something. Alas, Google doesn't profit much from Android's overwhelming popularity in the Middle Kingdom. While Google Play is yet to find firm ground on Chinese soil, third-party app stores are absolutely killing it over there. Currently, there are more than 200 different app stores competing for their share of users, which, sheer over-abundance of content aside, makes it quite difficult to distribute a game across the entire Chinese app market. The top three Chinese app stores are 360 Mobile Assistant, Myapp, and Baidu Mobile Assistant. Developed by Quihoo Software, 360 MA serves at least 400 million users. Created by Tencent, maker of the popular WeChat messenger, Mypp reported 110 million app downloads a day. And Baidu, which is created by the country's largest search engine, published two of the ten most downloaded apps of 2014. While Google is planning ways (and fighting government battles) to make its services present in this dynamic and lively place, Apple's App Store Doogee Titans2 Dg700 smartphone is still the one and only source of downloadable applications for Chinese users. Widespread piracy aside, 65% of app downloads come directly from the App Store, which means China is, indeed, a major market for iOS apps and games. The country has the second highest number of iOS app and game downloads in the world, just behind the U.S., and also generates the third most iOS app revenue. In a final interesting tidbit of info, Chinese gamers tend to install a new game every three days or so, which means they aren't stuck in an eternal Clash Of Titans / Candy Crush loop, but are actively searching for and enjoying new titles. Moreover, the number of installs is the highest on weekends, and Android 4.4 OS for one reason on another, lowest on Tuesdays. Maybe Chinese gamers only rest on Tuesdays before returning to the battle arenas? Who knows...

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