This statistic presents the average mobile shopping app user acquisition costs worldwide as of April 2020, sorted by type. According to Adjust, the average cost-to-install for a marketplace app was comparatively low at 2.02 U.S. dollars. However, the average cost to acquire a user who made a purchase on a brand commerce app was significantly higher than for other categories, amounting to 32.44 U.S. dollars in total.
Mobile shopping app user acquisition costs worldwide as of April 2020, by type
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Data is based on 129 apps, 558 million clicks, 53 billion ad impressions across 10 million installs and 2 million first-time events.
Brand Commerce: An app offered by a company (under that company's name/
brand) that makes and sells its own branded products. [Example: Nike, Lululemon, Levi's] Marketplace Apps: An app offered by a company that aggregates and sells products primarily belonging to other brands and merchants. [Example: Wish, Amazon, GOAT] Coupon & Reward Apps: An app that allows users to earn cashback on mobile purchases to loyalty programs that offer perks and incentives to influence buyer behavior. [Example: Groupon, Ibotta, RetailMeNot].
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adjust. (June 17, 2020). Mobile shopping app user acquisition costs worldwide as of April 2020, by type (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1021301/global-mobile-shopping-app-user-acquisition-costs/
adjust. "Mobile shopping app user acquisition costs worldwide as of April 2020, by type (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. June 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1021301/global-mobile-shopping-app-user-acquisition-costs/
adjust. (2020). Mobile shopping app user acquisition costs worldwide as of April 2020, by type (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1021301/global-mobile-shopping-app-user-acquisition-costs/
adjust. "Mobile Shopping App User Acquisition Costs Worldwide as of April 2020, by Type (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1021301/global-mobile-shopping-app-user-acquisition-costs/
adjust, Mobile shopping app user acquisition costs worldwide as of April 2020, by type (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1021301/global-mobile-shopping-app-user-acquisition-costs/ (last visited February 19, 2025)
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