As of the second quarter of 2023, the average consumer spend on mobile apps per smartphone was of approximately 5.03 U.S. dollars, down from the 5.31 U.S. dollars spend on average by global users during the first quarter of 2021. Between the first and the third quarter of 2022, consumer spend on mobile apps experienced a downward trend with small fluctuations.
Average consumer spend on mobile apps per smartphone as of 2nd quarter 2023 (in U.S. dollars)
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DataReportal, & We Are Social, & Hootsuite, & Meltwater. (July 20, 2023). Average consumer spend on mobile apps per smartphone as of 2nd quarter 2023 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 24, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/289909/mobile-app-spend-on-per-user-mobile-apps-quarter/
DataReportal, und We Are Social, und Hootsuite, und Meltwater. "Average consumer spend on mobile apps per smartphone as of 2nd quarter 2023 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. July 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/289909/mobile-app-spend-on-per-user-mobile-apps-quarter/
DataReportal, We Are Social, Hootsuite, Meltwater. (2023). Average consumer spend on mobile apps per smartphone as of 2nd quarter 2023 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/289909/mobile-app-spend-on-per-user-mobile-apps-quarter/
DataReportal, and We Are Social, and Hootsuite, and Meltwater. "Average Consumer Spend on Mobile Apps per Smartphone as of 2nd Quarter 2023 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/289909/mobile-app-spend-on-per-user-mobile-apps-quarter/
DataReportal & We Are Social & Hootsuite & Meltwater, Average consumer spend on mobile apps per smartphone as of 2nd quarter 2023 (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/289909/mobile-app-spend-on-per-user-mobile-apps-quarter/ (last visited September 24, 2023)
Average consumer spend on mobile apps per smartphone as of 2nd quarter 2023 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], DataReportal, & We Are Social, & Hootsuite, & Meltwater, July 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/289909/mobile-app-spend-on-per-user-mobile-apps-quarter/