In 2021, Google Play generated 37.3 billion U.S. dollars in gaming app revenues worldwide. The platform also generated 47.9 billion U.S. dollars in mobile apps revenues. In comparison, the Apple App Store managed to monetize its content more effectively and generated more than 85 billion U.S. dollars from consumer spending.
Mobile app store revenues for mobile apps and games worldwide in 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Sensor Tower. (December 7, 2021). Mobile app store revenues for mobile apps and games worldwide in 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/266489/earnings-forecast-for-mobile-apps-providers/
Sensor Tower. "Mobile app store revenues for mobile apps and games worldwide in 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. December 7, 2021. Statista. Accessed September 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/266489/earnings-forecast-for-mobile-apps-providers/
Sensor Tower. (2021). Mobile app store revenues for mobile apps and games worldwide in 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/266489/earnings-forecast-for-mobile-apps-providers/
Sensor Tower. "Mobile App Store Revenues for Mobile Apps and Games Worldwide in 2021 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/266489/earnings-forecast-for-mobile-apps-providers/
Sensor Tower, Mobile app store revenues for mobile apps and games worldwide in 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/266489/earnings-forecast-for-mobile-apps-providers/ (last visited September 30, 2023)
Mobile app store revenues for mobile apps and games worldwide in 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Sensor Tower, December 7, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/266489/earnings-forecast-for-mobile-apps-providers/