# Temple Run

> After going free, Temple Run reached 100 million downloads, according to Imangi.

- Owner: Imangi Studios
- Kind: Game
- Sector: Gaming
- Seed date: 2011-08-04
- Milestone date: 2012-07-27
- Date basis: Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak.
- Spread Score: 53 (Notable, provisional), v1.3
- Mechanics: Shareable output, Underdog, Maker origin, Platform jump, Press loop

## Summary

Temple Run moved from a paid iOS release to free play, score sharing and an Android release. Imangi reported 100 million downloads within a year. The July anchor marks that milestone rather than a measured attention maximum.

## Timeline

- 2011-08-04 — Imangi Studios (App stores) — Imangi released Temple Run for iOS as a 99-cent game.
- 2011-09-18 — Imangi Studios (App stores) — Imangi made Temple Run free to play, according to its anniversary infographic.
- By end of Dec 2011 — Imangi Studios (App stores) — Temple Run reached the top free App Store position in December, according to Imangi.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/temple-run

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Temple Run.” Case HIS-01577. Spread Score v1.3: 53/100. Updated 2026-10-23. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01577