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A few weeks ago, Apple released a stunning statistic: they\u2019ve paid developers over $320B \u2014 yes, billion! \u2014 since the launch of the App Store in 2008, highlighting the cast opportunity in the marketplace.\n\nAnd around the same time, a16z Consumer Partner, Olivia Moore, compiled a list of the top apps across the US app store throughout 2022.\n\nIn this episode, you\u2019ll get to hear which apps made it to the top and what they have in common. Hint: the big winners were in social, but perhaps a new wave of social apps!\n\nWe also get the scoop on what it really takes to not just hit #1, but stay there. This episode highlights numerous surprising examples ranging from a new-age Beanie Baby app, a viral talking dog, an app from 2012 that finally broke the top 10, and the Chinese app that\u2019s been at #1 for a majority of 2023, and it\u2019s not TIkTok!\n\nThere are endless learnings about how new founders can take advantage of these opportunities.