From March to September 2020, the food & drink category on Apple App Store in the United States underwent a 70 percent ear-over-year growth in new app releases. Additionally, the shopping app category had 43 percent year-over-year growth in the same time period. The growth in different app categories in the U.S. was due to the coronavirus pandemic which forced many local companies to take their business online.
Year-over-year growth in new app releases on App Store in the United States from March to September 2020, by category
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Sensor Tower. (October 2, 2020). Year-over-year growth in new app releases on App Store in the United States from March to September 2020, by category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 24, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183646/yoy-growth-us-app-store-new-releases-category/
Sensor Tower. "Year-over-year growth in new app releases on App Store in the United States from March to September 2020, by category." Chart. October 2, 2020. Statista. Accessed September 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183646/yoy-growth-us-app-store-new-releases-category/
Sensor Tower. (2020). Year-over-year growth in new app releases on App Store in the United States from March to September 2020, by category. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183646/yoy-growth-us-app-store-new-releases-category/
Sensor Tower. "Year-over-year Growth in New App Releases on App Store in The United States from March to September 2020, by Category." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183646/yoy-growth-us-app-store-new-releases-category/
Sensor Tower, Year-over-year growth in new app releases on App Store in the United States from March to September 2020, by category Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183646/yoy-growth-us-app-store-new-releases-category/ (last visited September 24, 2023)
Year-over-year growth in new app releases on App Store in the United States from March to September 2020, by category [Graph], Sensor Tower, October 2, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183646/yoy-growth-us-app-store-new-releases-category/