consumer spending on mobile apps in selected European countries for 2020 has exceeded 14 billion U.S. dollars.
In 2020, users in Europe have drastically increased their spending on certain app categories compared to the previous year. With the introduction of remote working solutions to face the coronavirus restrictions, it does not come as a surprise that business apps registered the highest user spending growth, with an increase of 116 percent year-over-year. Health & fitness apps registered the second-highest growth rate, followed by photo & video apps. Users have also directed their spending on both education and entertainment apps, which recorded respectively an increase of 52 and 50 percent. Overall, it is estimated that the combined Annual growth of user spending on mobile apps in Europe from 2019 to 2020, by category
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Sensor Tower. (February 24, 2021). Annual growth of user spending on mobile apps in Europe from 2019 to 2020, by category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1226961/europe-growth-app-spending/
Sensor Tower. "Annual growth of user spending on mobile apps in Europe from 2019 to 2020, by category." Chart. February 24, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1226961/europe-growth-app-spending/
Sensor Tower. (2021). Annual growth of user spending on mobile apps in Europe from 2019 to 2020, by category. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1226961/europe-growth-app-spending/
Sensor Tower. "Annual Growth of User Spending on Mobile Apps in Europe from 2019 to 2020, by Category." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1226961/europe-growth-app-spending/
Sensor Tower, Annual growth of user spending on mobile apps in Europe from 2019 to 2020, by category Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1226961/europe-growth-app-spending/ (last visited June 11, 2024)
Annual growth of user spending on mobile apps in Europe from 2019 to 2020, by category [Graph], Sensor Tower, February 24, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1226961/europe-growth-app-spending/