The timeline show the size of the global app economy from 2016 to 2021. According to the data, the app economy will experience a CAGR of 37 percent in the measured period, growing from 1.3 trillion U.S. dollars in 2016 to 6.3 trillion on 2021.
Size of the app economy worldwide from 2016 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Business Insider. (June 29, 2017). Size of the app economy worldwide from 2016 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 17, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/267209/global-app-economy/
Business Insider. "Size of the app economy worldwide from 2016 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. June 29, 2017. Statista. Accessed August 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267209/global-app-economy/
Business Insider. (2017). Size of the app economy worldwide from 2016 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267209/global-app-economy/
Business Insider. "Size of The App Economy Worldwide from 2016 to 2021 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jun 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267209/global-app-economy/
Business Insider, Size of the app economy worldwide from 2016 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267209/global-app-economy/ (last visited August 17, 2022)