consumer spend on mobile apps was of approximately 167 billion U.S. dollars.
In the most recent quarter, the total value of global consumer spend on mobile apps amounted to 33.8 billion U.S. dollars, up by two percent compared to the corresponding quarter in 2022. Between 2019 and 2021, consumer spend on mobile apps has experienced a constant increase, climbing up to 170 billion U.S. dollars during 2021. In 2022, the total Total value of global consumer spend on mobile apps as of 2nd quarter 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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- Basic Statistic Annual number of global mobile app downloads 2016-2022
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DataReportal, & We Are Social, & Meltwater. (July 20, 2023). Total value of global consumer spend on mobile apps as of 2nd quarter 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 24, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/266275/mobile-app-consumer-spend-on-mobile-apps-quarter/
DataReportal, und We Are Social, und Meltwater. "Total value of global consumer spend on mobile apps as of 2nd quarter 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. July 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/266275/mobile-app-consumer-spend-on-mobile-apps-quarter/
DataReportal, We Are Social, Meltwater. (2023). Total value of global consumer spend on mobile apps as of 2nd quarter 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/266275/mobile-app-consumer-spend-on-mobile-apps-quarter/
DataReportal, and We Are Social, and Meltwater. "Total Value of Global Consumer Spend on Mobile Apps as of 2nd Quarter 2023 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/266275/mobile-app-consumer-spend-on-mobile-apps-quarter/
DataReportal & We Are Social & Meltwater, Total value of global consumer spend on mobile apps as of 2nd quarter 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/266275/mobile-app-consumer-spend-on-mobile-apps-quarter/ (last visited September 24, 2023)
Total value of global consumer spend on mobile apps as of 2nd quarter 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], DataReportal, & We Are Social, & Meltwater, July 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/266275/mobile-app-consumer-spend-on-mobile-apps-quarter/