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Candy Crush Saga was the most downloaded app of 2013. It also earned the most revenue. The game was downloaded 500 million times last year. It is the current favourite among gamers. One addict reckons she plays it at least 10 times a day. She said: “I play it in between breaks at work, before I go home, when I get home…It's addictive." Her colleague said she has successfully stayed away from the game. She said she knows too many people who are addicted to the game. She said: "I have to block invites to Candy Crush. It's a slippery slope."

Other top downloads of 2013 include the photo and video-sharing service Snapchat. An industry expert, said: "Snapchat went from being a niche app to achieving much more critical mass, so much so that Facebook was reportedly willing to spend billions of dollars to acquire the company." Another analyst believes mobile apps could seriously challenge the television industry this year. He said people pay a lot for TV, which is neither personalized nor mobile. He believes it's "ripe for disruption" and that better content, a new device, or a better business model could rival TV channels.