Pokemon GO is officially a bonafide phenomenon and after shooting to the top of the US App Store, it turns out that more users were interested in catching Pokemon than trying to score a date for the weekend.

New research from SimilarWeb has shown that within a day of the app's release in the US, it had already been installed on more US Android phones than Tinder.

So, basically, we're all too busy tracking down Charmanders to swipe right, and Tinder is very much the Caterpie in this situation.

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The research also showed that more than half (60%) of those who downloaded the app use it every day, putting it on a par with Twitter for its number of daily active users.

And, as this number is likely to keep growing, Pokemon GO is set to overtake the social network on this front very soon.

Not bad for an app that's only currently officially available in three countries (the US, Australia and New Zealand) and has only been out for a few days.

The official UK release of the app is on pause until the developers, Niantic, can fix the server issues that its popularity has caused in the US, but the great people on the internet have managed to unearth a handy cheat that allows the app to be downloaded in Britain.

Pokémon Go tips and tricks – How to find, capture and keep 'em all

And those who have managed to download and play the game have been discovering Pokemon in all sorts of places, including a Magikarp in a frying pan.

But players are also being warned to exercise caution after reports from the US revealed that armed robbers have been luring teenage victims to secluded areas with the promise of catching a Pikachu.

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