Archive : Trends And Stats

The app store train seems unstoppable. According to a Juniper Research report out today, the number of “consumer-oriented handset downloads” is expected to rise from less than 2.6 billion per-year in 2009 to more than 25 billion in 2015. The trend, notes the report, is being driven by industry players who are seeking to emulate Apple’s success with the App Store by launching their own branded [...]

The iPhone Apps get-rich-quick landscape is best suited for one of two people development shops. However, some companies are also making good revenues – specifically from in-app advertising. In the report below, AdWhirl says that top apps can make $400 to $5,000 per day on ads. The iPhone Apps get-rich-quick landscape is best suited for one of two people development shops. However, some [...]

Here is a very neat infographic from Silicone Valley Insider. It shows the revenue of Apple from various segments in every quarter from Sep 2007 to Jun 2010.  As you can see the pink triangle shows iPad revenues after its recent launch. It indicates that the iPad, has already made $2.2 billion in revenue! It is therefore making more money than the iPod is currently. Whats more interesting is that [...]

A recent free mobile report by Distimo, covers the Apple App Store for iPad, the Apple App Store for iPhone, BlackBerry App World (Worldwide), Google Android Market, Nokia Ovi Store, Palm App Catalog and Windows Marketplace for Mobile for May 2010 in the United States. Major findings are: More than 50% of applications are priced below or equal to $2.00 in all stores, with the exception of BlackBerry [...]

Here are 10 iPhone Apps that are making a ton of money (early-mid 2010). Some of them have come from garage run one or two man teams. That should be some encouragement for all you indie devs out there… don’t lose hope! Your next app could be the million dollar blockbuster! 1. Pizza Hut * Nearly 1m downloads in three months * Generated $1m of sales * Drove registrations for main website 2. [...]