Global mobile app spending 2016 & 2021

Published by Laura Ceci, Aug 25, 2023
This statistic gives information on the worldwide gross mobile app expenditure in 2016 and 2021. In 2016, mobile app spending amounted to 1.31 trillion U.S. dollars. This figure is set to increase to 6.35 trillion U.S. dollars in 2021.

Gross mobile app expenditure worldwide in 2016 and 2021 (in trillion U.S. dollars)

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Release date

June 2017

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2016

Supplementary notes

*Forecast
Total spend is gross and includes mobile commerce (inclusive of mobile web), app store, and in-app advertising

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