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Apple’s App Store Hits $39B In Revenue For 2019
Commerce // July 03, 2019

Although Apple’s App Store continues to outpace the Google Play Store when it comes to consumer spending, total app revenue for both stores reached $39.7 billion worldwide, according to reports. That number represents the first half of the year, and it’s an increase of 15.4...

WeChat App Growth Comes Amid Other App Market Changes
Mobile Applications // November 07, 2018

App store rising — that’s the story from China this week, where Tencent’s WeChat keeps expanding its digital ecosystem of mini programs, which are basically smaller versions of apps located within WeChat. Consumers reportedly have downloaded one million mini programs since their launch in early 2017 —...

Apple App Store Earnings Top Google Play In Q3 By 93 Pct
Apple // October 12, 2018

New data shows that in the third quarter of 2018, Apple’s App Store came out on top in a big way, earning nearly 93 percent more app revenue than Google Play. According to a new app data report from Sensor Tower Store Intelligence, global consumer mobile apps...

iOS App Store Nets Over 170B Downloads; Nearly 3K Apps Earn Over $1M A Year
Mobile Applications // June 01, 2018

A new report has revealed that more apps are making $1 million a year, while the App Store has netted more than 170 billion downloads over the past decade – that’s more than $130 billion in consumer spending. App intelligence firm App Annie marked the...

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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 had sales maxing out at $50 billion last year – with the assumption that developers get a 70 percent cut – and brought in approximately […]

Apple’s App Store Hits $39B In Revenue For 2019

July 03, 2019
Although Apple’s App Store continues to outpace the Google Play Store when it comes to consumer spending, total app revenue for both stores reached $39.7 billion worldwide, according to reports....

Apple App Store Earnings Top Google Play In Q3 By 93 Pct

October 12, 2018
New data shows that in the third quarter of 2018, Apple’s App Store came out on top in a big way, earning nearly 93 percent more app revenue than Google Play....

iOS App Store Nets Over 170B Downloads; Nearly 3K Apps Earn Over $1M A Year

June 01, 2018
A new report has revealed that more apps are making $1 million a year, while the App Store has netted more than 170 billion downloads over the past decade –...