How Kim Kardashian broke Apple's app store

Kim Kardashian launched her latest innovation yesterday - special Kim-themed emojis called "Kimojis".

But within just hours of the app going live, Apple was inundated with fans trying to download the new app, nearly breaking the site.

Kardashian tweeted the news, apologising to Apple.

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Apple, I'm so sorry I broke your App Store!!!

— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) December 21, 2015

Ahhhhhhhh I still can't believe we broke the entire App Store!!!! #KIMOJI

— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) December 21, 2015

According to TMZ, 9,000 people were downloading the app per second, causing the app store to start crashing.

The app offers users a variety of unique emojis, including voluptuous buttocks in a thong and a nude miniature of a pregnant Kim Kardashian.

The app costs $2.59 in New Zealand but has a rating of just 1.5 stars out of a possible 5.