PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Outfit7 Inc., a subsidiary of Out Fit 7 Ltd, the mobile entertainment leader behind the blockbuster Talking Friends collection of apps, today announced that Talking Tom and Ben News has reached the #1 iPhone and iPad chart position worldwide. Since its October 15th launch, the Talking Tom and Ben News app has captured the hearts of consumers the world over as the #1 entertainment app in countries including the United States, Brazil, China, Madagascar, India, the United Kingdom and more.
Breaking all previous records from past Talking Friends app launches Talking Tom and Ben News is currently the:
- #1 iPhone app in all categories in 50 countries
- #1 iPhone entertainment app in 99 countries
- #1 iPad app in all categories in 78 countries
- #1 iPad entertainment app in 97 countries
“Talking Tom and Ben News is our second app in a row, along with Talking Tom Cat 2, to achieve over 1 million downloads in one day,” said Paul Baldwin CMO of Outfit7 Inc., a US Subsidiary of Out Fit 7 Ltd. “Tom and Ben have become worldwide sensations with millions of fans in every corner of the globe. We are thrilled that fans of Tom and Ben are responding to the new customization features we have added.”
With Talking Tom and Ben News, users can talk to Tom Cat and Ben the Dog and have the characters repeat what they say, create and record funny conversations and, for the first time, customize the app by uploading their personal videos for Tom and Ben to comment on. Users can also poke or swipe the screen and watch Tom and Ben clown around with each other in hilarious ways. Additionally, as with all Talking Friends apps, users can send the videos they create to all their friends.
Outfit7’s Talking Friends apps enable users to record and share videos through YouTube, Facebook, email and MMS. With more than 500,000 videos sent by users each month, consumers love sharing their stories through the personas of Ben, Tom and all of the Talking Friends characters. In addition to creating engaging characters loved by millions worldwide, the company has created a vast media network with the ability to reach over 60 million customers every month who interact with the Talking Friends apps. Over 50% of Outfit7’s customers have between 2 and 3 of the Talking Friends apps.
For additional information about Outfit7, the Talking Friends collection of apps and Talking Tom and Ben News, please visit: http://outfit7.com/
About Outfit7
With 60 million MAUs since its first app launch in July 2010, Outfit7 is one of the world's fastest growing mobile entertainment networks. Its Talking Friends collection has become an entertainment phenomenon with the characters featured on ABC's Modern Family as well as NBC's Today Show. There are eleven characters in the Talking Friends collection including Talking Tom Cat, Talking Santa and Talking Gina the Giraffe.
Each of the Talking Friends apps features a unique and fully animated 3D character that comes to life when poked, tickled, and played with on mobile touch-screen devices for the iOS and Android platforms. The interactive characters repeat everything a user says and customized videos of interactions with the characters can be shared via Facebook, YouTube or email. Outfit7 is headquartered in Limassol, Cyprus with subsidiaries in Palo Alto, USA and Ljubljana, Slovenia.