Games are made with 32% of downloads from the Windows Store

Every few months, Microsoft discloses the figures and percentages that are handled in the Windows Store with the purpose, among other things, that developers can find out what is worth investing their time and money in . Thus, the latest numbers published (belonging to the fourth quarter of the year reveal the downloads carried out through different devices and operating systems, organized by categories.

The result? That the games take the best part. Specifically, they are made with 32% of them (downloads). Those of action and adventures especially triumph, followed by puzzles and questions, races, those to enjoy with the family, strategy, shooters and sports, among others.At the bottom of this list are those of fight and words. But let's look at the statistics in more detail

The latest statistics from Microsoft

In this way and with respect to the categories, the analysis indicates this clear preponderance, followed by utilities and tools with 15%, photos and videos, music, social networks and entertainment. In addition, it is possible to see the top downloads by language and country, among which English and Spanish stand out by far.

It is also worth looking at the total number of opportunities, an essential exam for those developers who want to calculate the potential of their applications, among others. Those that have to do with navigation and maps, and those of photo and video editing are postulated as big winners.They are followed by games, multimedia design, social networks and productivity.

Regarding monetization, it is clearly observed that it is in the United States where the best benefits are achieved. The United Kingdom, Germany and France are placed just behind, although the difference is notable.

Leaving aside what is indicated, the results of the technology giant have revealed that, since the launch of Windows 10, its store has received more than three billion visits, something very positive if we have Keep in mind that Microsoft wants to make it a reference place where users find everything they want to install on their computer. In fact, everything from applications for all kinds of gadgets to large games such as Rise of The Tome Raider, presented a few months ago, already sneaks into it.

Apart from what has been said and despite the increase detected after the start-up of its newly released OS, downloads for Windows 8.x continue to triumph, a trend that probably will change shortly as this first one gains popularity; which, by the way, seems to be doing.

Via | Windows Official Blog