In 2021, approximately 59 non-gaming apps reported more than 100 million U.S. dollars in global consumer spending. By comparison, mobile gaming apps that saw their consumer spending surpass 100 million U.S. dollars were 174. Between 2012 and 2021, the number of mobile games grossing more than 100 million U.S. dollars in user spending was consistently higher than the number of non-gaming apps that were similarly successful. In 2021, global consumers spent approximately 170 billion U.S. dollars on mobile apps across iOS and Google Play.
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AdColony, & eMarketer. (February 28, 2022). Number of gaming and non-gaming mobile apps worldwide surpassing 100 million U.S. dollars in consumer spending from 2012 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297780/gaming-and-non-gaming-apps-surpassing-consumer-spending/
AdColony, und eMarketer. "Number of gaming and non-gaming mobile apps worldwide surpassing 100 million U.S. dollars in consumer spending from 2012 to 2021." Chart. February 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297780/gaming-and-non-gaming-apps-surpassing-consumer-spending/
AdColony, eMarketer. (2022). Number of gaming and non-gaming mobile apps worldwide surpassing 100 million U.S. dollars in consumer spending from 2012 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297780/gaming-and-non-gaming-apps-surpassing-consumer-spending/
AdColony, and eMarketer. "Number of Gaming and Non-gaming Mobile Apps Worldwide Surpassing 100 Million U.S. Dollars in Consumer Spending from 2012 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297780/gaming-and-non-gaming-apps-surpassing-consumer-spending/
AdColony & eMarketer, Number of gaming and non-gaming mobile apps worldwide surpassing 100 million U.S. dollars in consumer spending from 2012 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297780/gaming-and-non-gaming-apps-surpassing-consumer-spending/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of gaming and non-gaming mobile apps worldwide surpassing 100 million U.S. dollars in consumer spending from 2012 to 2021 [Graph], AdColony, & eMarketer, February 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297780/gaming-and-non-gaming-apps-surpassing-consumer-spending/