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01-21-2017, 02:31 AM
Apps aren't dead — they're thriving to the tune of $89 billion
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In case there were still any doubts, we **w have more proof than ever that the app business is as strong as it's ever been — $89 billion strong, to be precise.*
That's the finding of a new report from app analytics firm App Annie, which said that usage, downloads and revenue were all up significantly in 2016, compared with the previous year.*
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That runs counter to reports that came earlier in 2016 that led some onlookers to suggest the app business was on the decline. We **w k**w that's **t the case.
Let's start with revenue. Developers worldwide raked in more than $35 billion in 2016 across the App Store and Google Play, App Annie reports. But, when you factor in revenue from advertising and third-party app stores, the total shoots up to more than $89 billion, according to the firm.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/01/20/app-business-is-worth-89-billion-dollars/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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In case there were still any doubts, we **w have more proof than ever that the app business is as strong as it's ever been — $89 billion strong, to be precise.*
That's the finding of a new report from app analytics firm App Annie, which said that usage, downloads and revenue were all up significantly in 2016, compared with the previous year.*
SEE ALSO: Hey, Siri: How'd you and every other digital assistant get its name? (http://mashable.com/2017/01/12/how-alexa-siri-got-names/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
That runs counter to reports that came earlier in 2016 that led some onlookers to suggest the app business was on the decline. We **w k**w that's **t the case.
Let's start with revenue. Developers worldwide raked in more than $35 billion in 2016 across the App Store and Google Play, App Annie reports. But, when you factor in revenue from advertising and third-party app stores, the total shoots up to more than $89 billion, according to the firm.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/01/20/app-business-is-worth-89-billion-dollars/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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