# Universe in a Nutshell

> Taken from the public Google Play listing. Every figure below carries the date it was updated.
> Nothing is modelled or estimated. A new collection starts at 00:00 UTC daily and takes several hours; an individual app's reading lands at some point inside that window.

Source page: https://appcurves.com/app/universe-in-a-nutshell

- Package: `org.kurzgesagt.app.Universe`
- Developer: Wait But Why & Kurzgesagt
- Category: Education
- Platform: Android (Google Play)
- Released: Sep 20, 2020
- Lifetime downloads: 142,608 (updated 2026-08-18)
- What the store shows instead: 100,000+
- Rating: 4.82 from 6,351 ratings
- Downloads added: 43 on 2026-08-18
- Readings kept: 10 (2026-08-05 → 2026-08-18)

### Latest readings

| Date (UTC) | Lifetime downloads | Added |
|---|---:|---:|
| 2026-08-08 | 142,347 | — |
| 2026-08-09 | 142,363 | +16 |
| 2026-08-14 | 142,487 | +124 over 5 days |
| 2026-08-15 | 142,516 | +29 |
| 2026-08-16 | 142,541 | +25 |
| 2026-08-17 | 142,565 | +24 |
| 2026-08-18 | 142,608 | +43 |

A multi-day "Added" spans two real readings; the days between were not read.

Showing the latest 7 of 10 readings. Signed-in followers see the full curve from the day they followed.

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Site last completed a reading on 2026-09-22. AppCurves is not real-time.
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