Between the first and the third quarter of 2021, Japan was by far the leading market for mobile apps and games spending among the highest earning markets for mobile applications. On average, each user spent almost 150 U.S. dollars on mobile apps and games during the first three quarters of 2021. South Korea saw the second-highest mobile spending per capita with 95 U.S. dollars spent on average during the examined period. By comparison, Russia saw the lowest mobile spending, 6 U.S. dollars per capita.
Leading markets worldwide based on mobile spending per capita from 1st quarter 2021 to 3rd quarter 2021
(in U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Per capita spending in U.S. dollars
Japan
149
South Korea
95
United States
90
Australia
62
Canada
50
Great Britain
40
Germany
32
France
21
Thailand
12
Russia
6
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