App store market, market analysis and reporting firm App Annie recently released Apple App Store and Google Play income and growth data for January 2013 . Both the current performance is quite strong, especially the increase in the number of Google Play more than the App Store.
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The two applications of an air system to compare the Google Play the growth at an alarming rate, the number of applications has exceeded 700,000. And by virtue of the traditional advantages App Store, the number of applications exceeded 800,000.
The App Annie does not disclose specific revenue information, because it would divulge private information of the application development company. Apple said that since the App Store revenue from on-line since 2008 has more than $ 7 billion (about 43 billion yuan), Google ( microblogging ) and did not disclose specific revenue figures.
According to reports, the Apple App Store in the period from June to December last year the average monthly revenue can be large 3.33 billion U.S. dollars (about 20 billion), this figure is probably more than three times the Google Play. IPhone 5 and iPad mini market, especially in October to December, the monthly growth rate is more than 20%.
However, it is interesting to note that before 2012, although Apple far ahead in revenues, but the growth rate, Google momentum is very strong. App Store by virtue of the advantages of an early start, the accumulation of a large number of user base, however, the momentum from the last two years, Google Play on Apple App Store's catch-up is absolutely can not be underestimated.