Apple App Store billings 2021

In 2021, the Apple App Store billings were estimated to amount to 86 billion U.S. dollars, up by 34 percent compared to the previous year. Between 2009 and 2021, billings in the Apple App Store were estimated to have experienced a growth of approximately 1,400 percent. In 2021, it is estimated that Apple paid approximately 60 billion U.S. dollars to iOS app developers using its platform.

Apple App Store billings from 2009 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)

Characteristic	App store billings in billion U.S. dollars
2009	0.6%
2010	1.4%
2011	3.1%
2012	5.3%
2013	11%
2014	14%
2015	21%
2016	29%
2017	37%
2018	49%
2019	50%
2020	64%
2021	86%

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Release date

April 2022

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2009 to 2021

Supplementary notes

According to the source, the estimated App Store billings are the sum of developer earnings and the upper bound on Apple commission.

According to the source: "Total App Store billings before 2013 are based on Evercore estimates, and we estimate Apple commissions by assuming a commission rate of 30%. Billings starting in 2013 are estimated based on approximate cumulative developer earnings announcements from Apple press releases between 2012 and 2021, which we use to estimate approximate yearly developer earnings. We estimate an upper bound on Apple commissions by assuming an average commission rate of 30%."

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