The App Store ushered in the "App Economy", where apps became vital to smartphone usage and technological job creation. Furthermore, it set a precedent for other tech giants.

Worldwide consumer spending in mobile apps is projected to reach $171 billion by 2024, which is more than double the $85 billion from 2019. This total, however, is about $3 billion (or 2%) less ...

And back in June 2021, Apple released a similar report showing the App Store facilitated around $643 billion in bookings and sales globally during 2020, a 24% rise over the previous year. Changing ...

App Store has accelerated month to date in July, especially in the U.S. and is showing no negative effects so far from the ...

Today, Apple released the results of an independent study of the App Store economy by the economists at Analysis Group. According to the report, it was supported by Apple, but the conclusions and ...

It's also an indication of the growing macroeconomic impact of the App Economy. ... followed by the opening of the Apple App store in July 2008.

Let’s fix the App Store economy, and let’s start by paying for apps without shuddering at $4 price tags. Author: Lex Friedman , Senior Contributor Lex is a former writer for Macworld.

In monetary terms, at least, it's possible to rely on hard figures: the Apple App Store alone has paid out €10.2 billion (£7.86bn) to developers in Europe, Apple said, since its launch in 2008 ...