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...
View ArticleMixed 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...
View ArticleApp 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...
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 2016....
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...
View ArticleDevs see 40% hike in app store revenue, App Annie reveals
Revenue paid to publishers from Google Play and iOS App Store increased by 40 per cent in 2016, hitting $35 billion, driven by a 15 per cent rise in downloads and more and more time being spent in...
View ArticleApp Annie CEO plays down chatbot hype
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: There is a long way to go before bots can become efficient and understand what a user wants, said App Annie CEO Bertrand Schmitt (pictured), adding there was a lot of hype last...
View ArticleApp Store tipped to remain top earner through 2021
App Annie predicted Apple's App Store will continue to be the most lucrative apps outlet through 2021, tipping consumers to spend a gross amount in excess of $60 billion in the store between 2017 and...
View ArticleApp Store, Google Play downloads hit 25B in Q1
iOS App Store and Google Play app downloads grew 15 per cent year-over-year in Q1 2017 to nearly 25 billion, while gross consumer spend rose 45 per cent to well over $15 billion, App Annie revealed....
View ArticleApp Annie says Snapchat-centric marketing essential
Marketing personnel should develop specific campaigns for Snapchat, which stands out from rival messaging services in terms of usage, research company App Annie announced. Analysis of social and...
View ArticleAlipay, WeChat Pay lead China finance app explosion
Finance app downloads in China grew by 230 per cent during 2016, according to a new report from analytics company App Annie. Unsurprisingly, m-commerce giants Alipay and WeChat Pay drove growth in the...
View ArticleApp economy will be worth $6.3T by 2021
By 2021, the global app economy will be worth $6.3 trillion, up from $1.3 trillion in 2016, working out to be more than $1,000 per mobile user per year on average, according to App Annie. This will be...
View ArticlePrime Day could shatter Amazon app usage record
Amazon is likely to see its biggest mobile shopping day yet with its annual Prime Day today (11 July), when Americans will spend over 5.5 million hours in the company’s Android app, App Annie...
View ArticleBlog: The hype around chatbots
About a year ago, Facebook launched a platform supporting chatbots [1], sending ripples of excitement around a technology some claimed had the potential to replace apps. However, the launch of the...
View ArticleApp Annie appoints managers to drive growth
App Annie promoted its chief revenue officer Ted Krantz to president - he will be second-in-command to CEO and co-founder Bertrand Schmitt (pictured), and will focus on leading the company's...
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