It’s the end of the year, and that means it’s time to start looking back at the year and the different tech trends that came up. Google announced its most popular Google Play content from 2018, including some of the top games for the year, the top movies watched on Google Play, and more.
Some of the most popular content — likePUBG Mobile— is expected. Some other content, however, isn’t necessarily something we would have guessed.PUBG Mobilewas the most popular mobile game of the year, though we thinkFornitemight have taken it out if Fortnite was released to the Google Play Store. The mostpopular app, interestingly enough, was “Drops,” which helps you learn some of the most important words in different languages.
Google also announced the top movies of the year, and comic book movies took the majority of the top spots.Black Pantherwas the most popular, followed byAvengers: Infinity War, in second,Thor: Ragnarokin third, andDeadpool 2in fifth.Jumanji 2is the only non-superhero movie, which came in fourth place.
Then there are TV shows, and only one superhero show ended up in the list. The most popular TV show of the year on Google Play wasThe Walking Dead, followed byRiverdalein second,The Big Bang Theoryin third, andThe Flashin fourth place.
For the first time, Google also allowed users to vote on their favorite content for the year. In the “Fan Favorites” category, the most popular game wasPUBG Mobileand the most popular movieAvengers: Infinity War. YouTube TV was voted the best app of the year.
Apart from those three categories, Google also announced thatFire and Furyby Michael Wolff was the most popular ebook, and12 Rules for Lifeby Jordan Peterson was the most popular audiobook.
Interested in checking out the most popular content on Google Play for yourself? Google has launched a new section in theGoogle Play Store called “Best of 2018,”in which you will be able to discover all the best content of the year and buy or download it for yourself.
