global consumers spent approximately 170 billion U.S. dollars on mobile apps across iOS and Google Play.
In 2021, approximately 59 non-gaming apps reported more than 100 million U.S. dollars in global consumer spending. By comparison, mobile gaming apps that saw their consumer spending surpass 100 million U.S. dollars were 174. Between 2012 and 2021, the number of mobile games grossing more than 100 million U.S. dollars in user spending was consistently higher than the number of non-gaming apps that were similarly successful. In 2021, Number of gaming and non-gaming mobile apps worldwide surpassing 100 million U.S. dollars in consumer spending from 2012 to 2021
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AdColony, & eMarketer. (February 28, 2022). Number of gaming and non-gaming mobile apps worldwide surpassing 100 million U.S. dollars in consumer spending from 2012 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297780/gaming-and-non-gaming-apps-surpassing-consumer-spending/
AdColony, und eMarketer. "Number of gaming and non-gaming mobile apps worldwide surpassing 100 million U.S. dollars in consumer spending from 2012 to 2021." Chart. February 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297780/gaming-and-non-gaming-apps-surpassing-consumer-spending/
AdColony, eMarketer. (2022). Number of gaming and non-gaming mobile apps worldwide surpassing 100 million U.S. dollars in consumer spending from 2012 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297780/gaming-and-non-gaming-apps-surpassing-consumer-spending/
AdColony, and eMarketer. "Number of Gaming and Non-gaming Mobile Apps Worldwide Surpassing 100 Million U.S. Dollars in Consumer Spending from 2012 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297780/gaming-and-non-gaming-apps-surpassing-consumer-spending/
AdColony & eMarketer, Number of gaming and non-gaming mobile apps worldwide surpassing 100 million U.S. dollars in consumer spending from 2012 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297780/gaming-and-non-gaming-apps-surpassing-consumer-spending/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Number of gaming and non-gaming mobile apps worldwide surpassing 100 million U.S. dollars in consumer spending from 2012 to 2021 [Graph], AdColony, & eMarketer, February 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297780/gaming-and-non-gaming-apps-surpassing-consumer-spending/