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.
Combined global Apple App Store and Google Play app revenue from 2016 to 2018
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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Investor's Business Daily. (May 17, 2017). Combined global Apple App Store and Google Play app revenue from 2016 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 09, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/271987/global-apple-and-google-play-app-revenue/
Investor's Business Daily. "Combined global Apple App Store and Google Play app revenue from 2016 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. May 17, 2017. Statista. Accessed July 09, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/271987/global-apple-and-google-play-app-revenue/
Investor's Business Daily. (2017). Combined global Apple App Store and Google Play app revenue from 2016 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 09, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/271987/global-apple-and-google-play-app-revenue/
Investor's Business Daily. "Combined Global Apple App Store and Google Play App Revenue from 2016 to 2018 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/271987/global-apple-and-google-play-app-revenue/
Investor's Business Daily, Combined global Apple App Store and Google Play app revenue from 2016 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/271987/global-apple-and-google-play-app-revenue/ (last visited July 09, 2020)
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