Another report from the Sensor Tower analytical platform shows that in the third quarter of 2019, users of Android and iOS devices downloaded 29,6 billion applications. It is noteworthy that 80% of the total number of downloads come from applications created by 1% of developers.
In the reporting period, there were about 792 publishers on Google Play and the App Store. The products of 000 developers accounted for 7 billion downloads, while the applications of the remaining 920 companies were downloaded 23,6 billion times. This suggests that 784% of mobile app developers generated approximately 080 downloads in the quarter. In comparison, mobile apps created by the Facebook team have been downloaded about 6 million times.
In the gaming segment, the products of 108 developers were presented in the reporting period. 000 companies, which make up 1080% of the total, account for 1% of all downloads. In total, 82 billion apps were downloaded in the quarter, and 11,1 billion downloads were accounted for by the top 1% of developers. The remaining 9,1 billion downloads were distributed among 2 companies.
If we consider the revenue that publishers managed to receive in the quarter, then the gap will be even more tangible. During the reporting period, mobile application developers received a total income of $22 billion. At the same time, 1526 companies account for $20,5 billion of income, which is 93%. The remaining 7% of income is shared between 151 companies.
The revenue of the most successful developers in the gaming segment amounted to $15,5 billion, which is 95% of the total value. The remaining 44 mobile game companies account for $029 million.
Source: 3dnews.ru