In 2023, it is estimated that the annual number of app downloads worldwide will amount to 299 billion, up from approximately 247 billion global app downloads in 2020. As of August 2020, the most-downloaded app category were gaming apps, accounting for nearly half of all app downloads. Social media apps were ranked second with a 9.45 percent market share.
Number of mobile app downloads worldwide from 2018 to 2023
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Cisco Systems. (March 9, 2020). Number of mobile app downloads worldwide from 2018 to 2023 (in billions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/241587/number-of-free-mobile-app-downloads-worldwide/
Cisco Systems. "Number of mobile app downloads worldwide from 2018 to 2023 (in billions)." Chart. March 9, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/241587/number-of-free-mobile-app-downloads-worldwide/
Cisco Systems. (2020). Number of mobile app downloads worldwide from 2018 to 2023 (in billions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/241587/number-of-free-mobile-app-downloads-worldwide/
Cisco Systems. "Number of Mobile App Downloads Worldwide from 2018 to 2023 (in Billions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/241587/number-of-free-mobile-app-downloads-worldwide/
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