![]() Consumer spending was also up 15% year-over-year to reach $90 billion, it says. Instead, App Annie reports we’re on track to see 120 billion apps from Apple’s App Store and Google Play by the end of 2019, a 5% increase from 2018. Its current figures don’t include calculations from third-party app stores in China, (like those referenced above), which App Annie tends to provide in its annual State of Mobile report. Related to its round-up of the top apps, App Annie also offered some preliminary data on downloads and consumer spending in 2019. 1 app by all-time consumer spend over the past decade. Meanwhile, even though dating app Tinder was the most profitable app this year, Netflix was the No. ![]() And yes, it’s pretty notable that TikTok - an app that only launched outside of China in 2017 - is one of the most-downloaded apps of the past decade. ![]() Social video platforms TikTok and YouTube also placed on the list at #7 and #9, respectively. Other communication and social media apps were also among the most popular over the past 10 years, claiming seven out of the 10 top spots, including Snapchat (#5), Skype (#6) and Twitter (#10). It ran the four most-downloaded apps of the decade, including Facebook (#1), Messenger (#2), WhatsApp (#3), and Instagram (#4). Outside of games, Facebook dominated the decade, the firm reported. And this time around, it also included the top apps of the past 10 years in its analysis. Headlines The top apps of the year… and the decadeĪpp Annie this week released its list of the year’s top apps. In this Extra Crunch series, we help you to keep up with the latest news from the world of apps, delivered on a weekly basis. Apps aren’t just a way to waste idle hours - they’re big business, one that often seems to change overnight. People spend 90% of their mobile time in apps and more time using their mobile devices than watching TV. The app industry is as hot as ever, with 194 billion downloads last year and more than $100 billion in consumer spending. Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the Extra Crunch series that recaps the latest OS news, the applications they support and the money that flows through it all. ![]()
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