Google Play reveals the Best of 2016: Pokémon Go, Game of Thrones and more!!!!!!!

As we draw closer to the year end, Google has decided to release a list of its top trending apps, games, books, TV shows and movies for the year 2016.

It has released the top apps global as well as for India. Google Play India saw BeautyPlus Me – Perfect Camera and Voot TV Shows Movies Cartoons on the top of the trending apps chart, further indicating the extent of love for selfies by Indians. Love for Bollywood put Salman Khan starrer Sultan’s official game Sultan: The Game con the number two spot while Train Simulator 2016 took the top spot.

Here’s the complete Google Play India winners list:

Top Trending Apps of 2016    
1) BeautyPlus Me – Perfect Camera
2) Voot TV Shows Movies Cartoons
3) Google Duo
4) Mr Voonik
5) Tap Emoji Keyboard

Top Trending Games of 2016
1) Train Simulator 2016
2) Sultan: The Game
3) Traffic Rider
4) Talking Tom Gold Run
5) Grand Gangsters 3D

Top 5 Movies of 2016
1) The Martian
2) Sultan
3) The Jungle Book
4) The Intern
5) Deadpool

Top 5 Books of 2016
1) Cometh the Hour by Jeffery Archer
2) When Breath becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
3) The Trials of Apollo : The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordon
4) Half Lion by Vinay Sitapati
5) The Last Mile by David Baldacci

Talking of the global list, a closer look and you will notice Deadpool and “Deadpool Kills the Universe” dominated the movie and book charts this year. Game of Thrones topped the chart when it comes to TV shows as it managed to keep The Walking Dead away  while Twenty One Pilots’ ‘Stressed Out’ as their single came in as the number one most streamed song of the year, followed by Justin Bieber. In the gaming world, Pokemon GO ruled and sits right at the top of the charts.

Take a look at the complete list below:

Top Trending Apps of 2016
1) Face Changer 2
2) Lumyer – Photo & Selfie Editor
3) Castbox – Podcast Radio Music
4) Emoji Keyboard Pro
5) MSQRD

Top Trending Games of 2016
1) Pokémon GO
2) Clash Royale
3) Traffic Rider
4) slither.io
5) Dream League Soccer

Top 5 Streamed songs of 2016
1) Stressed Out, Twenty One Pilots
2) Sorry, Justin Bieber
3) One Dance (feat. WizKid & Kyla), Drake
4) Don’t Let Me Down (feat. Daya), The Chainsmokers
5) Me, Myself & I, G-Eazy

Top 5 Movies of 2016
1) Deadpool
2) Star Wars: The Force Awakens
3) Zootopia
4) Captain America: Civil War
5) Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice

Top 5 TV shows of 2016
1) Game of Thrones
2) The Walking Dead
3) The Big Bang Theory
4) Mr. Robot
5) The Flash

Top 5 Books of 2016
1) Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe by Cullen Bunn
2) Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, Jack Thorne
3) The Girl on the Train: A Novel by Paula Hawkins
4) The Art of War by Tzu Sun
5) Me Before You: A Novel by Jojo Moyes