History of mobile apps

By jqs.tkh

  • Idea of App Store envisioned

    Jobs envisioned a basic version of the App Store, imagining a place where software could be bought over phone lines.

  • Creation of World Wide Web

    Tim Berners-Lee invents the World Wide Web at CERN.

  • Release of HTML

    Hypertext Markup Language became the standard markup language for web pages.

  • Yahoo launch

    After Yahoo's launch, it became a popular web portal.

  • Release of "Snake" mobile version

    The Nokia 6110 included a built-in version of the basic arcade game “Snake,” which many consider the first mobile app.

  • Facebook launch

    Facebook is launched, revolutionising social networking.

  • Release of iPhone

  • First iPhone release

    The beginning of the smartphone era.

  • Launch of App Store

  • Release of Angry Birds

  • Launch of Pinterest and Instagram

    Expand of social media platforms

  • Facebook acquired Instagram

    Facebook acquired Instagram for $1 billion in April 2012

  • Shift in app usage

    App usage shifted from fun games and social media to entire lifestyles.

  • Angry birds hit three billion downloads

    By 2015, over three billion downloads were amassed between all entries in the series, making it the most successful freemium software of all time.