App Annie gets $55M investment boost
App Annie, which provides analytics for app developers and publishers, secured $55 million in Series D funding as it capitalised on the strong progress it made during 2014.The money will be invested in...
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Facebook dominates 2014 app download, with LINE making cash
The “app superpowers” of Japan, South Korea and the US collectively generated more revenue in 2014 than the rest of the world combined, highlighting their ability to monetise even as the market...
View ArticleMobile gamer base tops 1B
The number of mobile (smartphone and tablets) regularly used for gaming topped one billion for the first time late in 2014, as the installed base of dedicated gaming handhelds declined “marginally”,...
View ArticlePanel debate: Developer Opportunities Beyond the Smartphone (part 2)
Sasha Twining is joined in the studio by Nicholas Beraudo, General Manager – US, App Annie; Michael Vakulenko, Strategy Director, VisionMobile; and Andreas Gal, CTO, Mozilla.The post Panel debate:...
View ArticlePanel debate: Developer Opportunities Beyond The Smartphone (part 1)
Sasha Twining is joined in the studio by Nicholas Beraudo, General Manager – US, App Annie; Michael Vakulenko, Strategy Director, VisionMobile; and Andreas Gal, CTO, Mozilla.The post Panel debate:...
View ArticleiOS/Android app revenue gap widens – App Annie
The first quarter of 2015 saw Apple’s App Store extend its lead over Google Play in terms of app revenue, while Google Play boosted its number one position in terms of downloads – a slightly different...
View ArticleApp Annie acquires mobile measurement company Mobidia, launches Usage...
App intelligence platform App Annie has acquired Mobidia, a mobile measurement company, to “accelerate the international expansion of App Annie’s Usage Intelligence” platform, which provides app usage...
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YouTube, Facebook apps dominate global data usage while games rule in Asia –...
When it comes to data usage within apps, YouTube leads the way with Facebook coming in just behind, according to App Annie’s first report looking at how people act inside mobile applications on...
View ArticleApp developers Woody and Budge are “biggest movers” of Q1 2015
Utility app developer Woody, and Budge, which focuses on titles for kids, were two of the biggest movers in Q1 2015, according to an App Annie study intended to “capture the momentum of breakout...
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Facebook most downloaded iOS app ever — App Annie
The Facebook app, first released in 2008, topped App Annie’s “all-time worldwide downloads on iOS App Store” chart, with Facebook Messenger, launched three years later, coming in at number two (click...
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Retailers without good apps are “under threat”, says App Annie
Retail apps developed with a “shopper-first mentality” can enhance a company’s brand across all phases of the customer journey including research, purchase and engagement, according to App Annie.Such...
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Mixed picture for mobile commerce apps – App Annie
While the perception remains that iOS users are more valuable than their Android counterparts in mobile commerce terms, Android is gaining traction as smartphones have become increasingly important for...
View ArticleGames and entertainment top App Annie tvOS Christmas day chart
App Annie added tvOS to the list of platforms on which it provides data and analysis, with early figures showing that games and entertainment apps have dominated early downloads.The firm said that...
View ArticleFacebook rules over apps charts; cord cutting set to grow, says study
Facebook dominated App Annie’s top iOS and Android apps charts in 2015, as the analytics firm predicted that video streaming is set to grow in popularity and Apple TV will change the apps landscape for...
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App revenue to hit $100B in 2020, says App Annie
Global app store gross revenue will hit $51 billion this year and exceed $101 billion in 2020, thanks to strong adoption in developing economies and apps capturing “greater wallet share” in mature...
View ArticleApp Annie acquires AppScotch
App Annie acquired AppScotch, a provider of market data and in-app advertising which it says “offers users greater transparency into mobile advertising”.“The exciting news shows how we continue to...
View Article‘Featured’ Apple apps impact is slowing
The impact of being ‘featured’ on the Apple iOS App Store is in decline, while gaming apps experience the most beneficial results, according to a new report from App Annie.The report, which looked into...
View ArticleFacebook and LINE dominate App Annie’s Play Store rankings
When it comes to the most downloaded Google Play apps of all time, Facebook owns the top four – its core app, WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger – while LINE Corp owns the three top-grossing apps of all...
View ArticleChinese live streaming app Inke has “unique” monetisation model, says App Annie
China-based live streaming app Inke, which enables users to earn money from their content, made it to the seventh spot on App Annie’s worldwide revenue rankings of iOS and Android apps in April...
View ArticleApp revenue to hit $102B by 2020 – App Annie
By 2020, global app store gross revenue will exceed $102 billion, with APAC seeing the strongest revenue growth and EMEA and the Americas not far behind, App Annie said.This is in keeping with a study...
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