8 astounding inferences about Pokemon Go that will blow your mind
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Pokemon has taken the world by storm. But what is this storm really? Is it the explosive adoption of the game? Will it survive this hype? Some signs of fatigue are already emerging. But there is much more than meets the eye.
Sajal Singh, MBA graduate from IE Business School, brought together data published aboutPokemon Go in news articles around the world, and the results seem astounding:
Facts (From news sources)
Revenues: USD 250 million
Days Since Launch: 40
Downloads: 100 million (only android) = 29 downloads every second.
Assumptions:
- Everyone plays 1 hr a day
- 100 millioniOS users
- 10% error since iOS numbers are unknown
Now, the 8 mind-boggling insights aboutPokemon Go:
- Total Gameplay: 913240 human years (that is 5x the time humans have been on Earth)
- Gameplay per day: 22831 human years (200 million hrs per day)
- For every 1 human year spent playing, company makes USD 273.5.
- In other words, Pokemon makes USD 273.5 every 3.78 seconds or 240 installs.
- Every day, it makes on average USD 1.25 per player.
- If Pokemon acquires 200 million more users, it only needs 50% active users to spend USD 2.5 to make 250 million more.
- All this has been achieved without full penetration in emerging markets! (India + China = A population of 2.5 billion)
Positive Externalities:
• Local businesses have flourished.
• Footfalls in malls have increased.
• Physical fitness
Negative Externalities:
• Trespassing
• Injuries
• Productivity in offices.
(The post was originally published on medium.com, and is an analysis of facts available till August 14, 2016.)
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Sajal Singh, MBA graduate from IE Business School, brought together data published about
Facts (From news sources)
Revenues: USD 250 million
Days Since Launch: 40
Downloads: 100 million (only android) = 29 downloads every second.
Assumptions:
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- 100 million
- 10% error since iOS numbers are unknown
Now, the 8 mind-boggling insights about
- Total Gameplay: 913240 human years (that is 5x the time humans have been on Earth)
- Gameplay per day: 22831 human years (200 million hrs per day)
- For every 1 human year spent playing, company makes USD 273.5.
- In other words, Pokemon makes USD 273.5 every 3.78 seconds or 240 installs.
- Every day, it makes on average USD 1.25 per player.
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- At that rate, it needs existing users to spend only USD 1.25 more to 2x its revenues.- If Pokemon acquires 200 million more users, it only needs 50% active users to spend USD 2.5 to make 250 million more.
- All this has been achieved without full penetration in emerging markets! (India + China = A population of 2.5 billion)
Positive Externalities:
• Local businesses have flourished.
• Footfalls in malls have increased.
• Physical fitness
Negative Externalities:
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• Jams/Rise in traffic violations• Trespassing
• Injuries
• Productivity in offices.
(The post was originally published on medium.com, and is an analysis of facts available till August 14, 2016.)
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