Top 15 Mobile App Downloads Data and Facts to know in 2020
Mobile apps are not the fashion any longer but have turned into a source of getting information for us. There is no better option than mobile apps, which help us to get all the important information with just a few clicks on our mobile phones. From ordering food to booking rides, mobile application development has gradually become one of the most competitive industries in the marketplace. If you have not yet opted for a mobile application for your business, then it is surely the right time to add it to your business plan. But, before that, there are some important facts which you need to know before developing a mobile app for your business.
In the present digital era, everyone spends much time on their mobile devices — yes, every age group of people! If you look at the current mobile industry statistics and download rate, then you will understand the importance of apps for your business. Mobile apps have become a way to connect to smartphone users.
Now, without discussing further, let us have a look at the statistics that reveal the importance of mobile apps in the world:
- Gaming mobile apps were the most admired app category in the Android store in the first quarter of 2020. The gaming apps rank first with 13.56 percent of available apps globally. Education apps were ranking 2nd in the category with an 8.94 % share.
2. As of last quarter of 2019, about 1.84 million mobile apps were accessible for download to iPad and iPhone users. This number shows a jump down of 3.63 percent in the number of apps as compared to the final quarter of 2018.
3. There are more than 2,850,421 mobile apps available on Google play store that Android users can download as of February 2020. When the present number of apps was compared with the final quarter of 2018, we see that Google increased its app collection by 7.9 percent.
4. According to the latest mobile market surveys, it is revealed that 51% of mobile app users check their mobile applications 10 times a day and 25 percent of users do check their apps 11 to 20 times per day, while only 2% of them confess to open apps more than 100 times in a single day.
5. More than 50% of the world’s population uses mobile news applications for instant and easy mode. About 44 percent of people receive news using mobile apps like CNN, BBC, ITN, Facebook, etc. It is estimated that users spend more time on mobile apps than the web browser.
6. According to a market analysis report 63 percent of the millennial population like to purchase using mobile apps than the website. In addition to this, 21 percent of users not using applications for shopping due to poor app experience. This mobile app statistics data reveals that a bad mobile app can harm the name of the business to a great amount.
7. More than 96.6 % of Utility mobile applications are used by online users in the United States. Utility mobile apps category was one of the well-liked categories with a 97.6 percent U.S. audience reach in September 2019.
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8. During the second half of 2018, the average app on the store was launched 13 times per month. The media and entertainment apps were leading the app marketplace with an average of 16.2 launches per month.
9. 79 percent of mobile phone users usually uninstall a new mobile app after a few minutes for different reasons after it was installed on the device. Among 79 % of apps, only 12% to 15% of those mobile apps are downloaded yet again.
10. According to marketplace survey estimates, the AR market raised $33 billion in 2019 and continues to grow speedily. This makes augmented reality one of the most promising technologies that mobile app developers can use in the development process.
11. The mobile apps are mostly used by young adults with the highest number of usage hours. The people with the age group between 18 and 24 spend approx 96 hours on apps each month. When it comes to older demographics the people spend 1.6 hours per day.
12. When it comes to application usage data, social media takes the mainstream of our time. More than 60 percent of the traffic on social media comes from mobile devices.
13. Do you know Snake’, the video game is the first mobile app ever built? Yes, the video game was introduced in 1997. The game is still used by people all across and, it is good to understand how far mobile apps progression has come in years.
14. The Google play store has more download rates than the Apple store. But when it comes to revenue iOS has much higher revenue than the Android store as of the first quarter of 2020.
15. Almost 180 billion mobile applications are downloads in 2017. The download number represents both paid and free mobile apps, across both the mobile platforms. The number of installs increased to 204 billion in 2019.
Conclusion
Hopefully, with this data and statistics, it is clear that mobile applications have become an important part of our day to day lives. The main motive of sharing this data is to point out the importance of mobile apps in our business. In the upcoming years, the mobile app development industry certainly grows by leaps and bounds. The main focus of mobile app developers is to incorporate new techniques and technologies for the improvement of the app quality. The development companies are continuously researching the marketplace to evaluate the needs of customers to provide them with the best solutions.
