Fruit Ninja Tops 300M+ Downloads After Two Years, Now Installed On 1/3 Of All U.S. iPhones

May 29,2024

It feels like it was just yesterday that I was downloading Fruit Ninja on a review unit of the iPad, swiping away at juicy watermelons and nearly-invisible kiwis. But the app has been around for a while — two years to be exact. And over the span of 24 months, Halfbrick's deliciously addictive game has become so popular that it is now installed on 1/3 of the iPhones in the United States. The app has surpassed the 300 million download mark, with 1.5 trillion pieces of fruit sliced. But the crazy stats don't end there. Every day, the cumulative time we spend playing Fruit Ninja over the course of 24 hours tops 100 years. Who knew slicing flying fruit would be such a sensation? That said, an update to the app is available now in the App Store, offering a few new features, fruits, and a virtual currency