People all over the world, especially the millennials, have been going crazy since its release. The integration of reality with the virtual world has given way to some strange happenings. Here is a list of crazy incidents and facts about Pokemon Go for your amusement and information.
The game was first launched on July 6, 2016. In just two days after its launch over 5% of Android users in the United States alone installed the app. Within a week it reached more than 10 million and 30 million by July 20. Though the App Store of iOS hasn’t yet released the exact download statistics, the game holds top position there as well.
The game was praised for popularizing location-based gaming and augmented reality through out the world. It also found immense approval among genderfluid groups for letting the user choose style instead of gender.(1, 2)
According to surveymonkey there were 21 to 22 million daily active users in the United States on 20 July. The daily usage of the app on an average on Android devices soon surpassed that of Snapchat, Tinder, Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. The usage reached its peak on 14 July with over 25 million users, but has started seeing a slight decline in the numbers.