App Store Earns Double The Revenue of Google Play Store Despite Lesser Number of Downloads
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As per the latest report by Sensor Tower, global spending on apps grew to $29.3 billion and installed reached 36.5 billion for both Apple's App Store and Google Play Store in the third quarter of 2020. These numbers represent a 32 percent growth year-over-year, compared to $22.2 billion generated in the third quarter of 2019.
As noted in Sensor Tower's report, spending on app purchases, in-app purchases, and subscriptions grew by 31 percent, year-over-year, for the App Store, while Google Play experienced higher growth, at 33.8 percent. Even during the pandemic, app marketplaces have seemingly been unaffected.