Consumer spending in mobile apps across both Apple’s App Store and Google Play will grow by 120 percent to reach $156 billion worldwide by 2023, according to a new report out today from app store intelligence firm, Sensor Tower. The forecast estimates that both stores will more than double their revenues during the next five […]
View More Consumer spending in apps to reach $156B across iOS and Google Play by 2023Category: sensor tower
Top 10 U.S. subscription video apps pulled in $1.3B last year, a 62% increase from 2017
Subscriptions are booming on the app stores, and particularly subscription video apps thanks to the growing number of cord cutters who are choosing to stream their TV shows and movies, instead of paying for cable or satellite. In the U.S., the top 10 subscription video apps by revenue pulled in $1.27 billion in 2018 across […]
View More Top 10 U.S. subscription video apps pulled in $1.3B last year, a 62% increase from 2017Video game revenue tops $43 billion in 2018, an 18% jump from 2017
Video game revenue in 2018 reached a new peak of $43.8 billion, up 18 percent from the previous years, surpassing the projected total global box office for the film industry, according to new data released by the Entertainment Software Association and The NPD Group. Preliminary indicators for global box office revenues published at the end […]
View More Video game revenue tops $43 billion in 2018, an 18% jump from 2017Chinese app developers have invaded India
If you’ve conquered China, then India — the world’s second-largest country based on population — is the obvious next port of call, and that’s exactly what has happened in the world of consumer apps. Following the lead of Chinese smartphone makers like Xiaomi and Oppo, which have dominated mobile sales in India for some time, […]
View More Chinese app developers have invaded IndiaEpic Games, the creator of Fortnite, banked a $3 billion profit in 2018
Epic Games had as good a year in 2018 as any company in tech. Fortnite became the world’s most popular game, growing the company’s valuation to $15 billion, but it has helped the company pile up cash, too. Epic grossed a $3 billion profit for this year fueled by the continued success of Fortnite, a […]
View More Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite, banked a $3 billion profit in 2018The App Store created 164 new million-dollar publishers in 2018, twice that of Google Play
The App Store has historically led Google Play in terms of developers’ ability to monetize their apps, including consumer spending on in-app purchases and subscriptions. Today, a new report from Sensor Tower offers new insight as to what that means for app publishers’ businesses: it found that the App Store produced more million-dollar apps in […]
View More The App Store created 164 new million-dollar publishers in 2018, twice that of Google PlayNetflix just had a record-breaking November on mobile
Netflix just broke new records on consumer spending in its mobile apps, according to new data app intelligence firm Sensor Tower has shared with TechCrunch. In November, Netflix pulled in an estimated $86.6 million in worldwide consumer spending across its iOS and Android apps combined — a figure that’s 77 percent higher than the $49 […]
View More Netflix just had a record-breaking November on mobileUS mobile app stores had their biggest day ever on Black Friday 2018
Black Friday wasn’t just a boon for e-commerce retailers, it helped the mobile app stores break new records, too. According to a new report from Sensor Tower, the combined consumer spending across the U.S. Apple App Store and Google Play on Black Friday 2018 reached $75.9 million — a record for the most ever spent in […]
View More US mobile app stores had their biggest day ever on Black Friday 2018Black Friday drove half a million new users to the top shopping apps
More U.S. consumers were shopping on mobile devices on Black Friday this year, with $2.1 billion in sales coming from smartphones. This trend was also reflected across the U.S. App Store. According to new data from Sensor Tower out this morning, the top 10 shopping apps on the App Store added half a million first-time […]
View More Black Friday drove half a million new users to the top shopping appsConsumers spent $329M on the top 10 subscription video apps last quarter
Last year, the top subscription video apps like Netflix and Hulu raked in a combined $781 million, and that trend is showing no sign of slowing down in 2018. In the third quarter of 2018, U.S. consumers spent an estimated $329 million in the top 10 subscription video-on-demand apps across the App Store and Google […]
View More Consumers spent $329M on the top 10 subscription video apps last quarterApp Store generated 93% more revenue than Google Play in Q3
There’s always been a gap between how much money Apple’s App Store makes when compared with Google Play. But in the third quarter of 2018, that gap widened considerably – possibly to the widest point yet. According to a new report from Sensor Tower, the App Store earned nearly 93% more than Google Play in […]
View More App Store generated 93% more revenue than Google Play in Q3HQ Trivia teases upcoming Wheel of Fortune-style mobile game
HQ Trivia is gearing up to debut a follow-up to its wildly popular live mobile game show. Called HQ Words, the company announced this morning they’ll release the Wheel of Fortune-style game in October. HQ Words. Coming this October. pic.twitter.com/e1TbDSHvV5 — HQ Trivia (@hqtrivia) September 18, 2018 HQ Trivia, which airs twice per day and awards […]
View More HQ Trivia teases upcoming Wheel of Fortune-style mobile game