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Our Totally Serious Guesses at Celebrities' Most-Used Apps

Here are the apps we imagine our favorite WIRED icons can't live without.
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The age of app overload is upon us: The average person has somewhere between 40 and 70 of them on their phone. That’s a lot of cruft. Since spring is upon us, it’s time for a bit of seasonal cleaning; after all, people really use only about six apps a day. We imagined which half-dozen would suffice for these WIRED icons.*

George R. R. Martin

ap_apps_martin

George R. R. Martin

ProcrastinatorrWorkTimerProcrastinatorr Work Timer

netflixNetflix

candycrushCandy Crush Soda Saga

words_with_friendsWords with Friends

hbo_goHBO Go

pagesPages

Edward Snowden

ap_apps_snowden

Edward Snowden

NortonIdentitySafeNorton Identity Safe

tunnelbearVPNTunnelBear VPN

speak_easy_russianSpeakEasy Russian

whisperWhisper

lastminutetravelLast Minute Travel Deals

nsaNSA Crypto-Challenge

Marissa Mayer

ap_apps_mayer

Marissa Mayer

yahooYahoo

yahoo_weatherYahoo Weather

yahoo_sportsYahoo Sports

yahoo_financeYahoo Finance

flickrFlickr

google_mailGoogle Mail

Elon Musk

ap_apps_musk

Elon Musk

paypalPayPal

remote_sRemote S for Tesla

rocket_jumpRocket Jump

blackJetBlackJet

ivip_blackiVIP Black

mintMint

Kanye West

ap_apps_kanye

Kanye West

hypebeastHypebeast

headspaceHeadspace

uniquedailyaffUnique Daily Affirmations

posePose

net-a-PorterNet-a-Porter

kimojiKimoji

*Technically speaking, we don’t even know if these people have smartphones.

Illustrations by STANLEY CHOW