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
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2012
|
2013
|
2014
|
2015
|
2016
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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
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Free Downloads %
|
88.4%
|
89.0%
|
90.0%
|
91.0%
|
92.0%
|
93.0%
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Source: Gartner (September 2012)
A report by www.gartner.com
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