Talking Tom Gold Run: 10 facts and milestones to celebrate a decade on the run

Having surpassed a whopping 3.2 billion downloads since its launch in May 2016, Talking Tom Gold Run has firmly established itself as one of the most popular titles in Outfit7’s iconic franchise. After 10 years of constant running, you'd think it might slow down a little but, following the launch of its Arena Wipeout mode, it still looks to have plenty more exciting years ahead.

To celebrate the game’s 10th anniversary, we’ve pulled ten remarkable facts, records and milestones from its journey so far.

1. Quick to the Finnish

Finnish players keep their runs going longer than anyone else, averaging 1 minute and 50 seconds before their run comes to an end – the longest average run duration of any country.

2. Going the distance

We now know who’s the fastest but what about the longest run? Well, we here at Pocketgamer have all the important stats at our disposal and we can tell you that the longest run ever recorded amounted to 1 hour, 6 minutes and 37 seconds. Thus proving that Gold Run isn’t just for quick play sessions.

3. Dino Tom remains the fan favourite 

When it comes to running in style, players have a clear favourite. Dino Tom is the most popular outfit available through in-game currency, proving that a prehistoric look never goes out of fashion. 

4. Give me tokens!

This leads us nicely to the Dino Token event which has been the top-performing live update so far. During the limited-time prehistoric adventure, players collected Dino Eggs to unlock exclusive rewards, including Stone Age Hank and Dino Tom.

5. Talking Tom’s global pawprint

More than 3.2 billion downloads later, Talking Tom has left a global pawprint spanning almost every country. Over the past decade, players have collectively travelled 341 billion kilometres in-game — enough to make 440,000 trips to the Moon and back!

6. An enduring gameplay loop

Over the past decade, Talking Tom Gold Run has clocked up an incredible 556,000 years of total playtime. To put that into perspective, that's longer than humans spent waiting between the Stone Age and the invention of smartphones. 

7. A filthy rich Rakoon

During that time, players have reclaimed more than 90 trillion gold bars from Roy Rakoon, easily making him the greediest raccoon in recorded history.

8. Caught but never defeated

The mischievous Roy Rakoon has been apprehended over 2.45 billion times since the game’s launch. Presumably, some of that stolen gold is funding a very good defence lawyer.

9. A world of adventure

When it comes to where players spend their time, Ancient World takes the top spot as the most-played side world, followed by Flying World, Skate World, and Water Park World.

10. A whole new way to run

The recent launch of Arena Wipeout marks one of the biggest gameplay additions in Talking Tom Gold Run's history—a fast-paced elimination mode that shakes up the familiar formula while keeping the intuitive controls players already know.

A decade on, Talking Tom Gold Run continues to entertain players in every country around the world—and the chase is far from over.  If you've yet to join the chase, you can download it for free now on the App Store and Google Play.