In 2026, consumers are projected to spend 91 billion U.S. dollars on mobile apps from the Apple App Store, and approximately 70 billion U.S. dollars on mobile gaming apps. Combined mobile gaming and apps user spending in the App Store set to reach over 161 billion U.S. dollars by 2026.
Mobile gaming and app consumer spending in the Apple App Store worldwide from 2021 to 2026
(in billion U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Apps
Games
2026*
91
70
2025*
77
66
2024*
63
62
2023*
51
57
2022*
39
53
2021
33
52
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Mobile Marketing Reads. (June 14, 2022). Mobile gaming and app consumer spending in the Apple App Store worldwide from 2021 to 2026 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 21, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318523/ios-global-consumer-spend-mobile-games-and-apps/
Mobile Marketing Reads. "Mobile gaming and app consumer spending in the Apple App Store worldwide from 2021 to 2026 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. June 14, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318523/ios-global-consumer-spend-mobile-games-and-apps/
Mobile Marketing Reads. (2022). Mobile gaming and app consumer spending in the Apple App Store worldwide from 2021 to 2026 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318523/ios-global-consumer-spend-mobile-games-and-apps/
Mobile Marketing Reads. "Mobile Gaming and App Consumer Spending in The Apple App Store Worldwide from 2021 to 2026 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318523/ios-global-consumer-spend-mobile-games-and-apps/
Mobile Marketing Reads, Mobile gaming and app consumer spending in the Apple App Store worldwide from 2021 to 2026 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318523/ios-global-consumer-spend-mobile-games-and-apps/ (last visited April 21, 2025)
Mobile gaming and app consumer spending in the Apple App Store worldwide from 2021 to 2026 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Mobile Marketing Reads, June 14, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318523/ios-global-consumer-spend-mobile-games-and-apps/
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