Apps are big business for everyone, particularly the two biggest distributors themselves - apple and Google. According to a new report, people spent $39.7 billion on apps in the first half of 2019, up 15.4 percent from the same period last year. This indicates that as smartphones are getting better, users are getting more comfortable with spending money on premium apps to make the most of their devices. mobile users spent $34.4 billion on apps in the same period of 2018, according to the report.
Interestingly, Tinder and Netflixwere the highest grossing non-game apps across both platforms, with revenues of $497million and $399 million respectively. Netflix was previously the highest-grossing app, but has since removed subscriptions from the iOS app, reducing its in-app revenues.
mobile game revenues continue to account for a large chunk of overall app spending, with an estimated revenue of $29.6billion across both stores. Honor Of Kings, Candy Crush Saga, and PUBG mobile were among the highest-grossing games.
