In 2021, gaming apps accounted for 27 percent of global Apple App Store app downloads, representing the most downloaded app category for Android users. Utilities app, entertainment apps, as well and photo and video apps claimed a seven percent download share each from global iOS users during 2021. By 2026, downloads of mobile gaming apps on the Apple App Store are estimated to account to 26 percent of the total, while shopping apps will account for roughly six percent of all iOS downloads.
Distribution of worldwide mobile app downloads in the Apple App Store store from 2020 to 2026, by category
Characteristic
Games
Utilities
Entertainment
Finance
Shopping
Photo and video
Other
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AdColony, & Sensor Tower. (June 22, 2022). Distribution of worldwide mobile app downloads in the Apple App Store store from 2020 to 2026, by category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322605/apple-app-store-downloads-share-by-category/
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AdColony, Sensor Tower. (2022). Distribution of worldwide mobile app downloads in the Apple App Store store from 2020 to 2026, by category. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322605/apple-app-store-downloads-share-by-category/
AdColony, and Sensor Tower. "Distribution of Worldwide Mobile App Downloads in The Apple App Store Store from 2020 to 2026, by Category." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322605/apple-app-store-downloads-share-by-category/
AdColony & Sensor Tower, Distribution of worldwide mobile app downloads in the Apple App Store store from 2020 to 2026, by category Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322605/apple-app-store-downloads-share-by-category/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Distribution of worldwide mobile app downloads in the Apple App Store store from 2020 to 2026, by category [Graph], AdColony, & Sensor Tower, June 22, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322605/apple-app-store-downloads-share-by-category/