Google reveals 2014 Top Apps, Books, Movies, Music

Duolingo is a newcomer to the honors.

By Raif Karerat

WASHINGTON, DC: Google has released breakdowns of its most popular apps, games, movies, music, books, and news on Google Play in 2014.

Frozen, The Walking Dead, and Fancy by Iggy Azalea all took top billing in their respective categories.

Among the most downloaded apps were Facebook, Netflix, and Duolingo, which made Apple’s list last year but is a newcomer to Google’s end of the year honors.

Here is the full list from Google:

APPS

Most Downloaded Apps by Category in 2014
Education: Duolingo
Health & Fitness: MyFitnessPal
Music: Pandora
Photography:Flipagram
Social: Facebook
Entertainment: Netflix
Sports: NFL Mobile
Travel: TripAdvisor

The Year’s Fastest Growing App Category
Health & Fitness

GAMES

Top Downloaded Games in 2014

1. Candy Crush Saga
2. Don’t Tap The White Tile
3. Farm Heroes Saga
4. Subway Surfers
5. Clash of Clans

Feature: Achievements
Play Games users unlocked 3.5 billion achievements this year

MOVIES & TV

Movie of the year: Frozen
TV show of the year: The Walking Dead
Comeback Movie: Toy Story
Most searched actor on Google Play: Robin Williams

MUSIC

Album of the Year: Frozen: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Song of the Year: Dark Horse by Katy Perry
Song of the Summer: Fancy by Iggy Azalea
Fastest Growing Genre: Soundtracks (driven by Frozen, Guardians of the Galaxy, Despicable Me 2, The Lego Movie and The Great Gatsby soundtracks)

NEWSSTAND

News Sources of the Year:

1. The New York Times
2. TMZ
3. Forbes Now
4. The Verge
5. The Huffington Post
6. The Daily Beast
7. The Wall Street Journal
8. Gizmodo
9. Android Central

Some of the most read articles of 2014:
Flavorpill – 15 ’90s Teen Heartthrobs Who’ve Resurfaced on TV
Mental Floss – 50 More Awesome Facts (About Everything)
MarketWatch – 10 most miserable cities in America
Houzz – Bathroom Workbook: How Much Does a Bathroom Remodel Cost?
The Verge – The Verge Awards: the best of CES 2014

BOOKS

Books of the Year:

1. The Fault in Our Stars
2. Fifty Shades of Grey
3. Divergent
4. Twelve Years a Slave
5. Insurgent

Google’s official infographic can be found here.