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App store usage in the U.S. 2018
App store usage in the U.S. 2018
What do you use the Appstore for?
by Alexander Kunst,
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Jun 18, 2019
The displayed data on app store usage shows results of an exclusive Statista survey conducted in the United States in 2018. Some 57 percent of respondents answered the question ''What do you use the Appstore for?'' with ''To update my apps ''.
The Survey Data Table for the Statista survey Tech Giants and Digital Services in the United States 2019 contains the complete tables for the survey including various column headings.
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by Alexander Kunst,
last edited
Jun 18, 2019
The displayed data on app store usage shows results of an exclusive Statista survey conducted in the United States in 2018. Some 57 percent of respondents answered the question ''What do you use the Appstore for?'' with ''To update my apps ''.
The Survey Data Table for the Statista survey Tech Giants and Digital Services in the United States 2019 contains the complete tables for the survey including various column headings.
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- Number of respondents
- 1,615 respondents
- Age group
- 18-69 years
- Special properties
- respondents who use a smartphone
- Supplementary notes
- Multiple answers were possible.
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- 1,615 respondents
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- 18-69 years
- Special properties
- respondents who use a smartphone
- Supplementary notes
- Multiple answers were possible.
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Statistics on "App stores"
- Overview
The most important statistics
- Number of apps available in leading app stores as of 1st quarter 2019Number of apps available in leading app stores 2019
- Number of mobile app downloads worldwide in 2017, 2018 and 2022 (in billions)Annual number of global mobile app downloads 2017-2022
- Distribution of free and paid apps in the Apple App Store and Google Play as of June 2019Free and paid app distribution for Android and iOS 2019
- Average price of paid apps in the Apple App Store and Google Play as of 1st quarter 2018 (in U.S. dollars)Average price of paid Android and iOS apps 2018
- Combined global Apple App Store and Google Play app downloads from 1st quarter 2015 to 2nd quarter 2019 (in billions)Global Apple App Store and Google Play app downloads 2015-2019
- Number of iOS and Google Play mobile app downloads worldwide from 3rd quarter 2016 to 2nd quarter 2019 (in billions)Number of iOS and Google Play app downloads as of Q2 2019
- Combined global Apple App Store and Google Play app revenue from 2016 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)App stores: worldwide Apple and Google Play app revenue 2016-2018
- Global mobile app sales revenue distribution between the Apple App Store and Google Play from 2012 to 2018App spend distribution between Apple App Store and Google Play 2012-2018
- Apple App Store
The most important statistics
- Number of available apps in the Apple App Store from 1st quarter 2015 to 1st quarter 2019Apple App Store: number of available apps as of Q1 2019
- Growth of available mobile apps in the Apple App Store worldwide from 2nd quarter 2015 to 1st quarter 2019Apple App Store: quarterly growth of available apps as 2015-2019
- Quarterly growth of available apps in the Apple App Store as of 1st quarter 2019, by categoryApple App Store: growth of available apps Q1 2019, by category
- Number of available apps in the Apple App Store from 2008 to 2018 (in 1,000s)Number of active apps from the Apple App Store as of July 2018
- Cumulative number of apps downloaded from the Apple App Store from July 2008 to June 2017 (in billions)Apple App Store: number of downloads as of June 2017
- Number of applications for the release of newly developed apps in the Apple App Store from 2008 to 2018Number of applications submitted to the iTunes App Store 2008-2018
- Average number of new iOS app releases per day from 3rd quarter 2016 to 1st quarter 2018Number of daily Apple App Store app releases worldwide 2016-2018
- Worldwide gross app revenue of the Apple App Store from 2017 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)Apple App Store: annual gross app revenue 2017-2018
- Google Play
The most important statistics
- Number of available apps at Google Play from 2nd quarter 2015 to 1st quarter 2019Google Play: number of available apps as of Q1 2019
- Growth of available mobile apps at Google Play worldwide from 2nd quarter 2015 to 1st quarter 2019Google Play: quarterly growth of available apps as 2015-2019
- Quarterly growth of available apps at Google Play as of 1st quarter 2019, by categoryGoogle Play: growth of available apps Q1 2019, by category
- Average number of new Android app releases per day from 3rd quarter 2016 to 1st quarter 2018Number of daily Google Play app releases worldwide 2016-2018
- Distribution of free and paid Android apps in the Google Play Store as of June 2019Distribution of free and paid Android apps 2019
- Distribution of Android apps per download range as of 1st quarter 2018Android app download ranges worldwide 2018
- Paid app price distribution in the Google Play store as of June 2019Average price of paid Android apps 2019
- Worldwide gross app revenue of Google Play from 2016 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)Google Play: annual gross app revenue 2016-2018
- Amazon Appstore
The most important statistics
- Number of available apps in the Amazon Appstore from 1st quarter 2015 to 1st quarter 2019Amazon Appstore: number of available apps as of Q1 2019
- Growth of available mobile apps in the Amazon Appstore worldwide from 2nd quarter 2015 to 1st quarter 2019Amazon Appstore: quarterly growth of available apps as 2015-2019
- Quarterly growth of available apps in the Amazon Appstore as of 1st quarter 2019, by categoryAmazon Appstore: growth of available apps Q1 2019, by category
- Annual number of new mobile app releases via Amazon Appstore from 2010 to 2016Amazon Appstore: number of new app releases worldwide 2010-2016
- Annual number of new mobile app developers releasing apps via the Amazon Appstore from 2010 to 2016Amazon Appstore: number of new developers worldwide 2010-2016
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Statistics on "App stores"
- Number of apps available in leading app stores as of 1st quarter 2019
- Number of mobile app downloads worldwide in 2017, 2018 and 2022 (in billions)
- Distribution of free and paid apps in the Apple App Store and Google Play as of June 2019
- Average price of paid apps in the Apple App Store and Google Play as of 1st quarter 2018 (in U.S. dollars)
- Combined global Apple App Store and Google Play app downloads from 1st quarter 2015 to 2nd quarter 2019 (in billions)
- Number of iOS and Google Play mobile app downloads worldwide from 3rd quarter 2016 to 2nd quarter 2019 (in billions)
- Combined global Apple App Store and Google Play app revenue from 2016 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Global mobile app sales revenue distribution between the Apple App Store and Google Play from 2012 to 2018
- Revenue split of leading digital content stores worldwide as of December 2018
- Leading mobile app publishers in the United States as of March 2019, based on audience size (in millions)
- Leading mobile app publishers in the United States as of March 2019, based on reach
- Number of available apps in the Apple App Store from 1st quarter 2015 to 1st quarter 2019
- Growth of available mobile apps in the Apple App Store worldwide from 2nd quarter 2015 to 1st quarter 2019
- Quarterly growth of available apps in the Apple App Store as of 1st quarter 2019, by category
- Number of available apps in the Apple App Store from 2008 to 2018 (in 1,000s)
- Cumulative number of apps downloaded from the Apple App Store from July 2008 to June 2017 (in billions)
- Number of applications for the release of newly developed apps in the Apple App Store from 2008 to 2018
- Average number of new iOS app releases per day from 3rd quarter 2016 to 1st quarter 2018
- Worldwide gross app revenue of the Apple App Store from 2017 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Average prices for apps in the Apple App Store as of May 2019 (in U.S. dollars)
- Paid app price distribution in the Apple App Store as of June 2019
- Apple App Store revenue per active iPhone in the United States in 2016 and 2017, by category (in U.S. dollars)
- Most popular Apple App Store categories from 1st quarter 2016 to 1st quarter 2019, by number of downloads (in millions)
- Most popular Apple App Store categories in May 2019, by share of available apps
- Number of available apps at Google Play from 2nd quarter 2015 to 1st quarter 2019
- Growth of available mobile apps at Google Play worldwide from 2nd quarter 2015 to 1st quarter 2019
- Quarterly growth of available apps at Google Play as of 1st quarter 2019, by category
- Average number of new Android app releases per day from 3rd quarter 2016 to 1st quarter 2018
- Distribution of free and paid Android apps in the Google Play Store as of June 2019
- Distribution of Android apps per download range as of 1st quarter 2018
- Paid app price distribution in the Google Play store as of June 2019
- Worldwide gross app revenue of Google Play from 2016 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Most popular Google Play app store categories from 1st quarter 2016 to 1st quarter 2019, by number of downloads (in millions)
- Most popular Google Play app categories as of 1st quarter 2018, by share of available apps
- Number of available apps in the Amazon Appstore from 1st quarter 2015 to 1st quarter 2019
- Growth of available mobile apps in the Amazon Appstore worldwide from 2nd quarter 2015 to 1st quarter 2019
- Quarterly growth of available apps in the Amazon Appstore as of 1st quarter 2019, by category
- Annual number of new mobile app releases via Amazon Appstore from 2010 to 2016
- Annual number of new mobile app developers releasing apps via the Amazon Appstore from 2010 to 2016
- Number of available gaming apps at Apple App Store from 1st quarter 2015 to 1st quarter 2019
- Apple App Store and Google Play gross mobile games revenue worldwide in 2017 and 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Per capita Apple App Store spending in selected countries from 2012 to 2017 (in U.S. dollars)
- Worldwide gross app revenue in Google Play and the Apple App Store as of 2nd quarter 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Number of mobile game downloads from Apple App Store and Google Play worldwide in 2017 and 2018 (in billions)
- Average rating of mobile apps in the Apple App Store as of June 2018, by vertical
- Frequency of browsing the app store among smartphone users in the United States as of July 2018, by OS
- Average rating of free and paid apps in the Apple App Store as of June 2018
- Ratings of apps in the Apple App Store as of June 2018
- Leading iPhone gaming app titles in the Apple App Store in Sweden in December 2018, by revenue (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
- Leading iPad lifestyle app titles in the Apple App Store in Denmark in January 2019, by revenue (in U.S. dollars)
- Leading iPad lifestyle app titles in the Apple App Store in Sweden in January 2019, by revenue (in U.S. dollars)
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