The distribution shows the worldwide gaming and non-gaming app revenue in 2016 and 2021. In 2016, gaming apps generated 50.4 billion U.S. dollars in annual revenue, compared to 11.5 billion U.S. dollars spent on non-gaming apps worldwide.
Worldwide app revenue in 2016 and 2021, by category (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Data.ai, & gamesindustry.biz. (March 30, 2017). Worldwide app revenue in 2016 and 2021, by category (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 09, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/269024/distribution-of-the-worldwide-mobile-app-revenue-by-category/
Data.ai, und gamesindustry.biz. "Worldwide app revenue in 2016 and 2021, by category (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 30, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/269024/distribution-of-the-worldwide-mobile-app-revenue-by-category/
Data.ai, gamesindustry.biz. (2017). Worldwide app revenue in 2016 and 2021, by category (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/269024/distribution-of-the-worldwide-mobile-app-revenue-by-category/
Data.ai, and gamesindustry.biz. "Worldwide App Revenue in 2016 and 2021, by Category (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Mar 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/269024/distribution-of-the-worldwide-mobile-app-revenue-by-category/
Data.ai & gamesindustry.biz, Worldwide app revenue in 2016 and 2021, by category (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/269024/distribution-of-the-worldwide-mobile-app-revenue-by-category/ (last visited December 09, 2023)
Worldwide app revenue in 2016 and 2021, by category (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Data.ai, & gamesindustry.biz, March 30, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/269024/distribution-of-the-worldwide-mobile-app-revenue-by-category/