App Store contributed $1.3 trillion to global economy in 2024

A study supported by Apple shows how the App Store fueled a $1.3 trillion economy in 2024, which will likely be used as a primary talking point as governments worldwide make regulatory moves.Apple's App Store is a big money mover globallyBetween the Epic legal battle in the United States and the European Union's Digital Markets Act challenging Apple's App Store model, a lot of eyes are on Apple. Time and again, courts have pushed back against Apple's management of the App Store, and it's reaching a breaking point.So, Apple has shared a global App Store economic study performed by analysts Jessica Burley, Ph.D. and Professor Andrey Fradkin, Ph.D. The researchers say in the piece that "support for this study was provided by Apple," but aren't clear on what. It's also clear in the text that "the conclusions and opinions expressed are exclusively those of the authors." Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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App Store contributed $1.3 trillion to global economy in 2024
A study supported by Apple shows how the App Store fueled a $1.3 trillion economy in 2024, which will likely be used as a primary talking point as governments worldwide make regulatory moves.

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Apple's App Store is a big money mover globally

Between the Epic legal battle in the United States and the European Union's Digital Markets Act challenging Apple's App Store model, a lot of eyes are on Apple. Time and again, courts have pushed back against Apple's management of the App Store, and it's reaching a breaking point.

So, Apple has shared a global App Store economic study performed by analysts Jessica Burley, Ph.D. and Professor Andrey Fradkin, Ph.D. The researchers say in the piece that "support for this study was provided by Apple," but aren't clear on what. It's also clear in the text that "the conclusions and opinions expressed are exclusively those of the authors."


Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums