Chinese developers make almost a quarter of global App Store earnings, says Tim Cook

Tim Cook made a trip to China for the country’s World Internet Conference and gave a surprise keynote address, where he brought good news for app developers: They’re making a ton of money. 

Cook told the audience that 1.8 million Chinese developers have made around $16.93 million on the App Store, according to Reuters. Thats about a quarter of the $70 billion in total revenue developers have earned since the digital marketplace launched in 2008, a stat Apple trumpeted earlier this year ahead of its annual WWDC conference.  Read more…

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