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Revenue split of leading digital content store worldwide in 2018
Revenue split of leading digital content store worldwide in 2018
Revenue split of leading digital content stores worldwide as of December 2018
This statistic presents the revenue split of leading digital content stores worldwide as of December 2018. According to the findings, on both Apple's and Google's standard app store, the revenue distribution between them and the mobile app developers was set at 70:30; with 70 percent of revenue being distributed to Apple and the remaining 30 percent to developers.
Revenue split of leading digital content stores worldwide as of December 2018
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| Operators and Publishers | Developers | |
|---|---|---|
| App store (standard)* | 70% | 30% |
| App store (subscriptions)* | 85% | 15% |
| Microsoft Store (non-game) | 85% | 15% |
| Unreal Engine Marketplace | 88% | 12% |
| Epic Games Store (EGS) | 88% | 12% |
| Discord | 90% | 10% |
| Blockchain game stores (average) | 91% | 9% |
| Microsoft Store (consumer applications, not including games) | 95% | 5% |
| Operators and Publishers | Developers | |
|---|---|---|
| App store (standard)* | 70% | 30% |
| App store (subscriptions)* | 85% | 15% |
| Microsoft Store (non-game) | 85% | 15% |
| Unreal Engine Marketplace | 88% | 12% |
| Epic Games Store (EGS) | 88% | 12% |
| Discord | 90% | 10% |
| Blockchain game stores (average) | 91% | 9% |
| Microsoft Store (consumer applications, not including games) | 95% | 5% |
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This statistic presents the revenue split of leading digital content stores worldwide as of December 2018. According to the findings, on both Apple's and Google's standard app store, the revenue distribution between them and the mobile app developers was set at 70:30; with 70 percent of revenue being distributed to Apple and the remaining 30 percent to developers.
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- *Both Apple App Store and Google Play
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- Annual number of new mobile app releases via Amazon Appstore from 2010 to 2016Amazon Appstore: number of new app releases worldwide 2010-2016
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