Gartner :: Free apps will account for 89% of total downloads in 2012, according to Gartner, Inc. Worldwide mobile app store downloads will surpass 45.6 billion in 2012, with free downloads accounting for 40.1 billion, and paid-for downloads totaling 5 billion
Table 1. Mobile App Store Downloads, Worldwide, 2010-2016 (Millions of Downloads)
|
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
|
|
Free Downloads |
22,044 |
40,599 |
73,280 |
119,842 |
188,946 |
287,933 |
|
Paid-for Downloads |
2,893 |
5,018 |
8,142 |
11,853 |
16,430 |
21,672 |
|
Total Downloads |
24,936 |
45,617 |
81,422 |
131,695 |
205,376 |
309,606 |
|
Free Downloads % |
88.4% |
89.0% |
90.0% |
91.0% |
92.0% |
93.0% |
Source: Gartner (September 2012)
A report by www.gartner.com
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