BlackBerry World

BlackBerry World
Developer(s)BlackBerry Limited
Initial release30 July 2010; 14 years ago (2010-07-30)
Stable release
5.4.0.8 / May 2020; 4 years ago (2020-05)[1][2]
Written inJava, C++
Operating systemBlackBerry OS, BlackBerry 10 OS, BlackBerry Tablet OS
PlatformBlackBerry
Size260,000+ apps (all OS)
Available in14 languages
List of languages
English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Dutch, Indonesian, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Thai, Finnish, Korean
TypeDigital distribution
LicenseProprietary
WebsiteBlackBerry World

BlackBerry World was an application distribution service (app marketplace) by BlackBerry Limited. The service provided BlackBerry users with an environment to browse, download, and update mobile apps, including third-party applications.

The service went live on 1 April 2009; 15 years ago (2009-04-01), originally named BlackBerry App World. It worked with BlackBerry 10 devices, the BlackBerry PlayBook, and a majority of BlackBerry OS devices. At one point in 2011, BlackBerry World had the largest revenue per app at $9,166.67, compared to its rivals ($6,562.50 by Nokia Ovi Store, $6,480.00 by Apple App Store and $1,200.00 by Google Android Market), although total revenue was lower than Apple App Store.[3]

BlackBerry devices after 2015 (with the release of the BlackBerry Priv) no longer use the BlackBerry 10 operating system, but instead use the Android operating system, meaning that they utilise the Google Play store for app downloads. BlackBerry World servers alongside other BlackBerry services shut down in January 2022.[4]

  1. ^ "BlackBerry 10 users: update your BlackBerry World app!". CrackBerry.com. CrackBerry. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  2. ^ "'No Network Connection' is shown when launching BlackBerry World". Support.BlackBerry.com. BlackBerry Knowledge Base. 25 June 2020 [2020-05-29]. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  3. ^ Eric Zeman (28 February 2011). "BlackBerry App World generates highest revenue per app". Bacononthego.com. Archived from the original on 22 March 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  4. ^ Olson, Carly (2022-01-03). "BlackBerry signals end of an era as it prepares to pull plug on classic phones". The Guardian. Archived from the original on January 3, 2022. Retrieved 2022-01-03.