In the second quarter of 2021, games were by far the leading app category in terms of consumer spending. Users worldwide spent over 6.5 billion U.S. dollars on gaming applications. The next category by user spending was entertainment apps, which generated nearly one billion U.S. dollars during the examined period. Among the selected app categories, books and reference applications generated the least user spending, around 400 million U.S. dollars.
Global consumer spend on selected app categories in 2nd quarter 2021 (in million U.S. dollars)
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Data.ai. (June 28, 2021). Global consumer spend on selected app categories in 2nd quarter 2021 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276314/consumer-spend-selected-app-categories-global/
Data.ai. "Global consumer spend on selected app categories in 2nd quarter 2021 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. June 28, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276314/consumer-spend-selected-app-categories-global/
Data.ai. (2021). Global consumer spend on selected app categories in 2nd quarter 2021 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276314/consumer-spend-selected-app-categories-global/
Data.ai. "Global Consumer Spend on Selected App Categories in 2nd Quarter 2021 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276314/consumer-spend-selected-app-categories-global/
Data.ai, Global consumer spend on selected app categories in 2nd quarter 2021 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276314/consumer-spend-selected-app-categories-global/ (last visited May 06, 2024)
Global consumer spend on selected app categories in 2nd quarter 2021 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Data.ai, June 28, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276314/consumer-spend-selected-app-categories-global/