The data describes information on the projected mobile app store revenues from 2015 to 2020. In 2015, global mobile app revenues amounted to 69.7 billion USD. In 2020, mobile apps are projected to generate 188.9 billion USD in revenues via app stores and in-app advertising.
As of March 2017, there were some 2.8 million apps available in Google Play, the world’s biggest app store, while the Apple Store, the second ranked, boasted some 2.2 million available apps in January 2017. As mobile apps become more popular and mobile internet more widely available, revenues generated from applications are reaching unprecedented records.
