Which countries received Pokémon Go on its first launch day?

Pokémon Go first launched in Australia, New Zealand, and the United States.

Those three markets received the game on July 6, 2016. Pokémon Go was developed and published by Niantic in partnership with Nintendo and The Pokémon Company for iOS and Android devices.

The game used GPS and augmented reality to let players find, capture, train, and battle Pokémon in real-world locations. Its staged rollout meant that many other countries received the app on later dates, including Germany on July 13, the United Kingdom on July 14, and Japan on July 22.

The launch became a major cultural event and quickly produced record-setting download and usage figures. It is important to distinguish the first launch markets from the countries that received the game during its broader global rollout. Japan, the home market of Pokémon, was not among the first three launch locations.