In 2022, gross consumer mobile app spending amounted to 167 billion U.S. dollars, down from 170 billion U.S. dollars in 2021. Consumer app store spending was strongly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021, but spending trends are slowly normalizing after after a two-years boost in app usage and engagement. Additionally, a possible recession in several key global markets could impact users' spending behavior further.
Worldwide consumer spending on mobile apps from 2016 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Data.ai. (January 11, 2023). Worldwide consumer spending on mobile apps from 2016 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/870642/global-mobile-app-spend-consumer/
Data.ai. "Worldwide consumer spending on mobile apps from 2016 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 11, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/870642/global-mobile-app-spend-consumer/
Data.ai. (2023). Worldwide consumer spending on mobile apps from 2016 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/870642/global-mobile-app-spend-consumer/
Data.ai. "Worldwide Consumer Spending on Mobile Apps from 2016 to 2022 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/870642/global-mobile-app-spend-consumer/
Data.ai, Worldwide consumer spending on mobile apps from 2016 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/870642/global-mobile-app-spend-consumer/ (last visited June 02, 2023)
Worldwide consumer spending on mobile apps from 2016 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Data.ai, January 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/870642/global-mobile-app-spend-consumer/