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App Annie: Mobile Companies Valued 6X Higher Than Those Without Mobile Focus
Mobile // January 15, 2020

Mobile data and analytics company App Annie released its annual report The State of Mobile in 2020, offering a deep dive into the mobile ecosystem in 2019. The annual report offers a perspective of mobile’s impact across industries and the global economy. Consumers downloaded a...

Apple’s App Store Generated About $50B In 2019 Revenue
Retail // January 08, 2020

With an increase from the $120 billion made known in January 2019, Apple has paid $155 billion to developers as of 2008. According to a CNBC analysis, Apple’s App Store had sales maxing out at $50 billion last year – with the assumption that developers...

Alexa Tops Apple’s Free App Downloads
Mobile Applications // December 26, 2019

A large number of people received Amazon Echoes and Fitbits this holiday season, according to Apple’s App Store, CNBC reported on Thursday (Dec. 26). Amazon’s Alexa app, which assists users in setting up their devices, topped the App Store’s free apps list. Last week’s top...

App Spending Increases As Payments Get Deeper Into The Game
Mobile Applications // December 18, 2019

The year is ending strong for app downloads, among the most important and challenging part of payments and commerce. According to the latest from App Annie, 2019 is on track for a 5 percent year-over-year increase in consumer app downloads via the Apple and Google ecosystem...

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App Annie: Mobile Companies Valued 6X Higher Than Those Without Mobile Focus

January 15, 2020
Mobile data and analytics company App Annie released its annual report The State of Mobile in 2020, offering a deep dive into the mobile ecosystem in 2019. The annual report offers a perspective of mobile’s impact across industries and the global economy. Consumers downloaded a record 204 billion apps in 2019, a 45 percent increase […]

Apple’s App Store Generated About $50B In 2019 Revenue

January 08, 2020
With an increase from the $120 billion made known in January 2019, Apple has paid $155 billion to developers as of 2008. According to a CNBC analysis, Apple’s App Store...

Alexa Tops Apple’s Free App Downloads

December 26, 2019
A large number of people received Amazon Echoes and Fitbits this holiday season, according to Apple’s App Store, CNBC reported on Thursday (Dec. 26). Amazon’s Alexa app, which assists users...

Walmart No. 1 Downloaded US Shopping App On Black Friday

December 03, 2019
Despite Amazon’s claims that this year’s Cyber Monday was the biggest shopping day in its history, Walmart had the No. 1 shopping app in the U.S. for the first time...