In 2021, entertainment apps were the leading app categories experiencing the highest year-over-year growth in global consumer spending compared to the previous year. Entertainment apps saw an increase in consumer spending of more than 50 percent compared to 2020, while book and reference apps saw an increase in consumer spending of approximately 44 percent. Despite generating around 88 billion U.S. dollars in consumer spending, gaming apps saw an increase in spending of only approximately 14 percent.
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Data.ai. (February 22, 2022). Year-over-year consumer spending growth in leading app categories worldwide 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294792/top-app-categories-consumer-spend-yoy-growth/
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