App revenue increased by almost a quarter to $21.9b in 2019 Q3
(Android Central)

What you need to know App revenue increased by 23%. $21.9 billion was spent. App Store makes up the lion`s share. Games continue to prove popular on mobile. Independent developers might be struggling to make money in various app stores, but there is money going somewhere. App revenue has increased to $21.9 billion for the third quarter of 2019, up from $17.9 billion the previous year. That`s growth of a massive 22.9%. These numbers crom from the latest data published by Sensor Tower and highlights the fact that people continue to spend money despite warnings from developers that people won`t pay for apps. Breaking things down it appears App Store users spent more than those using Google Play on Android – $14.2 billion, up 22.3% and $7.7 billion, up 24%, respectively. But paradoxically Google`s Play Store is the one where the most downloads occur. Google Play generated nearly three-times more first-time app installs in Q3 2019 than the App Store, accumulating 21.6 bill...