This statistic shows the combined global Apple App Store and Google Play app revenue. In 2016, the total revenue generated through app downloads from both digital appstores amounted to approximately 45 billion U.S. dollars. In 2018, this figure is projected to reach 73 billion U.S. dollars.
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App stores: worldwide Apple and Google Play app revenue 2016-2018
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Combined global Apple App Store and Google Play app revenue from 2016 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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This statistic shows the combined global Apple App Store and Google Play app revenue. In 2016, the total revenue generated through app downloads from both digital appstores amounted to approximately 45 billion U.S. dollars. In 2018, this figure is projected to reach 73 billion U.S. dollars.
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This statistic shows the combined global Apple App Store and Google Play app revenue. In 2016, the total revenue generated through app downloads from both digital appstores amounted to approximately 45 billion U.S. dollars. In 2018, this figure is projected to reach 73 billion U.S. dollars.
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- Number of mobile app downloads worldwide in 2017, 2018 and 2022 (in billions)Annual number of global mobile app downloads 2017-2022
- Average time spent per U.S. user per month at the Google Play and Apple App Store as of July 2016 (in minutes)Average monthly time spent per U.S. users per app store 2016
- Distribution of free and paid apps in the Apple App Store and Google Play as of 1st quarter 2018Free and paid app distribution for Android and iOS 2018
- Average price of paid apps in the Apple App Store and Google Play as of 1st quarter 2018 (in U.S. dollars)Average price of paid Android and iOS apps 2018
- Mobile app store revenues for gaming and non-gaming apps worldwide during 3rd quarter 2017, by OS (in billion U.S. dollars)Global gross app store revenues 2016-2017, by OS
- Combined global Apple App Store and Google Play app downloads from 1st quarter 2015 to 4th quarter 2018 (in billions)Global Apple App Store and Google Play app downloads 2015-2018
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- Growth of available mobile apps in the Apple App Store worldwide from 2nd quarter 2015 to 3rd quarter 2018Apple App Store: quarterly growth of available apps as 2015-2018
- Quarterly growth of available apps in the Apple App Store as of 3rd quarter 2018, by categoryApple App Store: growth of available apps Q3 2018, by category
- Number of available apps in the Apple App Store from 2008 to 2018 (in 1,000s)Number of active apps from the Apple App Store as of July 2018
- Cumulative number of apps downloaded from the Apple App Store from July 2008 to June 2017 (in billions)Apple App Store: number of downloads as of June 2017
- Number of applications for the release of newly developed apps in the Apple App Store from 2008 to 2018Number of applications submitted to the iTunes App Store 2008-2018
- Average number of new iOS app releases per day from 3rd quarter 2016 to 1st quarter 2018Number of daily Apple App Store app releases worldwide 2016-2018
- Annual number of new mobile app releases via the Apple App Store from 2010 to 2016Apple App Store: number of new app releases worldwide 2010-2016
- Google Play
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- Number of available apps at Google Play from 2nd quarter 2015 to 3rd quarter 2018Google Play: number of available apps as of Q3 2018
- Growth of available mobile apps at Google Play worldwide from 2nd quarter 2015 to 3rd quarter 2018Google Play: quarterly growth of available apps as 2015-2018
- Quarterly growth of available apps at Google Play as of 3rd quarter 2018, by categoryGoogle Play: growth of available apps Q3 2018, by category
- Average number of new Android app releases per day from 3rd quarter 2016 to 1st quarter 2018Number of daily Google Play app releases worldwide 2016-2018
- Annual number of new mobile app releases via Google Play from 2010 to 2016Google Play: number of new app releases worldwide 2010-2016
- Annual number of new mobile app developers releasing apps via Google Play from 2010 to 2016Google Play: number of new developers worldwide 2010-2016
- Distribution of free and paid Android apps in the Google Play Store from 3rd quarter 2017 to 1st quarter 2018Distribution of free and paid Android apps 2018
- Distribution of Android apps per download range as of 1st quarter 2018Android app download ranges worldwide 2018
- Amazon Appstore
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- Growth of available mobile apps in the Amazon Appstore worldwide from 2nd quarter 2015 to 3rd quarter 2018Amazon Appstore: quarterly growth of available apps as 2015-2018
- Quarterly growth of available apps in the Amazon Appstore as of 3rd quarter 2018, by categoryAmazon Appstore: growth of available apps Q3 2018, by category
- Annual number of new mobile app releases via Amazon Appstore from 2010 to 2016Amazon Appstore: number of new app releases worldwide 2010-2016
- Annual number of new mobile app developers releasing apps via the Amazon Appstore from 2010 to 2016Amazon Appstore: number of new developers worldwide 2010-2016
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- Average time spent per U.S. user per month at the Google Play and Apple App Store as of July 2016 (in minutes)
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- Average prices for apps in the Apple App Store as of September 2018 (in U.S. dollars)
- Most popular Apple App Store categories in September 2018, by share of available apps
- Number of available apps at Google Play from 2nd quarter 2015 to 3rd quarter 2018
- Growth of available mobile apps at Google Play worldwide from 2nd quarter 2015 to 3rd quarter 2018
- Distribution of free and paid Android apps in the Google Play Store from 3rd quarter 2017 to 1st quarter 2018
- Distribution of Android apps per download range as of 1st quarter 2018
- Most popular Google Play app store categories from 1st quarter 2016 to 4th quarter 2018, by number of downloads (in millions)
- Number of available apps in the Amazon Appstore from 2nd quarter 2015 to 3rd quarter 2018
- Number of available apps in the Apple App Store from July 2008 to January 2017
- Per capita Apple App Store spending in selected countries from 2012 to 2017 (in U.S. dollars)
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- Number of apps available in leading app stores as of 3rd quarter 2018
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- Mobile app store revenues for gaming and non-gaming apps worldwide during 3rd quarter 2017, by OS (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Combined global Apple App Store and Google Play app downloads from 1st quarter 2015 to 4th quarter 2018 (in billions)
- Number of iOS and Google Play mobile app downloads worldwide from 3rd quarter 2016 to 4th quarter 2018 (in billions)
- Combined global Apple App Store and Google Play app revenue from 2016 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Number of available apps in the Apple App Store from 2nd quarter 2015 to 3rd quarter 2018
- Quarterly growth of available apps in the Apple App Store as of 3rd quarter 2018, by category
- Average number of new iOS app releases per day from 3rd quarter 2016 to 1st quarter 2018
- Annual number of new mobile app releases via the Apple App Store from 2010 to 2016
- Annual number of new mobile app developers releasing apps via the Apple App Store from 2010 to 2016
- Average price of paid apps in the Apple App Store from 3rd quarter 2016 to 1st quarter 2018 (in U.S. dollars)
- Apple App Store revenue per active iPhone in the United States in 2016 and 2017, by category (in U.S. dollars)
- Most popular Apple App Store categories from 1st quarter 2016 to 4th quarter 2018, by number of downloads (in millions)
- Quarterly growth of available apps at Google Play as of 3rd quarter 2018, by category
- Average number of new Android app releases per day from 3rd quarter 2016 to 1st quarter 2018
- Annual number of new mobile app releases via Google Play from 2010 to 2016
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- Average price of paid apps in the Google Play Store from 3rd quarter 2016 to 1st quarter 2018 (in U.S. dollars)
- Worldwide gross app revenue of Google Play from 2016 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Most popular Google Play app categories as of 1st quarter 2018, by share of available apps
- Growth of available mobile apps in the Amazon Appstore worldwide from 2nd quarter 2015 to 3rd quarter 2018
- Quarterly growth of available apps in the Amazon Appstore as of 3rd quarter 2018, by category
- Annual number of new mobile app releases via Amazon Appstore from 2010 to 2016
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