According to a survey of voters in the United States conducted in June 2022, 32 percent of respondents would support a law that would impede app stores from giving preferential treatment to their own apps in search results, while 30 percent of respondents would oppose such a measure. Respondents also appear to not oppose app developers being required to pay commission fees between 15 percent and 30 percent of their revenues, with 35 percent of respondents reporting they would not support a law imposing this restriction on app stores.
Share of voters in the United States who would support a law that restricts selected practices for app stores as of June 2022
Characteristic
Support
Don't know/No opinion
Oppose
Preferencing their own apps in search results
32%
38%
30%
Requiring app developers to use the app store's own payment processor
30%
42%
28%
Taking a 15-30% commission from app developers
28%
38%
35%
Restricting app developers' ability to inform users about methods of payment outside the app store's payment processor
28%
38%
33%
Using data analytics to build their own compatitors to others' apps
28%
43%
29%
Restricting app developers' ability to inform users about special offers
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Morning Consult. (June 22, 2022). Share of voters in the United States who would support a law that restricts selected practices for app stores as of June 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317258/app-stores-restrictions-support-us/
Morning Consult. "Share of voters in the United States who would support a law that restricts selected practices for app stores as of June 2022." Chart. June 22, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317258/app-stores-restrictions-support-us/
Morning Consult. (2022). Share of voters in the United States who would support a law that restricts selected practices for app stores as of June 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317258/app-stores-restrictions-support-us/
Morning Consult. "Share of Voters in The United States Who Would Support a Law That Restricts Selected Practices for App Stores as of June 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317258/app-stores-restrictions-support-us/
Morning Consult, Share of voters in the United States who would support a law that restricts selected practices for app stores as of June 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317258/app-stores-restrictions-support-us/ (last visited January 06, 2025)
Share of voters in the United States who would support a law that restricts selected practices for app stores as of June 2022 [Graph], Morning Consult, June 22, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317258/app-stores-restrictions-support-us/
