Recently, an Illinois doctor gave his expertise on a new "epidemic" dubbed 'Smartphone Pinky'. In short, it's the small dent on the pinky you balance your phone on if you're holding it in only one hand.

(Yes, it's real and you can read about it here.)

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MOST POPULAR MOBILE APPS

After reading the article linked to above, it made me curious about what the most popular mobile apps in Illinois might be.

The easily generalized guesses would probably be social media, shopping, and dating apps. (Spoiler alert, dating apps did not make this list.)

MOST SEARCHED FOR MOBILE APPS IN IL, ACCORDING TO GOOGLE TRENDS

Here the are most popular, in no particular order.

25 Most Googled Mobile Apps in Illinois

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You've more than likely heard the old expression, "opinions are like ________, everyone has one." This list more than validates that expression.

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