In 2022, mobile app install frauds across all examined categories on iOS devices made us for the most bot operations. Bots were used in almost 80 percent of the fraudulent installs of shopping apps, as well as in approximately 78 percent of all fake installs of finance apps. Casino gaming apps were more likely than other app categories to be targeted by click flooding as fraudulent installs, as well as fake publishers activity.
Most common types of mobile app install fraud on iOS devices worldwide in 2022, by category
Characteristic
Bots
Click flooding
Fake publisher activity
Install Hijacking
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AppsFlyer. (April 5, 2023). Most common types of mobile app install fraud on iOS devices worldwide in 2022, by category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1380448/app-install-fraud-ios-by-app-category/
AppsFlyer. "Most common types of mobile app install fraud on iOS devices worldwide in 2022, by category." Chart. April 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1380448/app-install-fraud-ios-by-app-category/
AppsFlyer. (2023). Most common types of mobile app install fraud on iOS devices worldwide in 2022, by category. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1380448/app-install-fraud-ios-by-app-category/
AppsFlyer. "Most Common Types of Mobile App Install Fraud on Ios Devices Worldwide in 2022, by Category." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1380448/app-install-fraud-ios-by-app-category/
AppsFlyer, Most common types of mobile app install fraud on iOS devices worldwide in 2022, by category Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1380448/app-install-fraud-ios-by-app-category/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Most common types of mobile app install fraud on iOS devices worldwide in 2022, by category [Graph], AppsFlyer, April 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1380448/app-install-fraud-ios-by-app-category/