This statistic presents the total number of active mobile app developers in leading global app stores as of January 2017. As of the measured period, there were over 724,000 app developers who had released an app through Google Play. The iOS App Store ranked second with 494,000 active app developers.
Total number of active mobile app developers in leading global app stores as of January 2017 (in 1,000s)
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Appfigures. (January 24, 2017). Total number of active mobile app developers in leading global app stores as of January 2017 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 26, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/276437/developers-per-appstore/
Appfigures. "Total number of active mobile app developers in leading global app stores as of January 2017 (in 1,000s)." Chart. January 24, 2017. Statista. Accessed March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/276437/developers-per-appstore/
Appfigures. (2017). Total number of active mobile app developers in leading global app stores as of January 2017 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/276437/developers-per-appstore/
Appfigures. "Total Number of Active Mobile App Developers in Leading Global App Stores as of January 2017 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/276437/developers-per-appstore/
Appfigures, Total number of active mobile app developers in leading global app stores as of January 2017 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/276437/developers-per-appstore/ (last visited March 26, 2023)
Total number of active mobile app developers in leading global app stores as of January 2017 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Appfigures, January 24, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/276437/developers-per-appstore/