Archive for the ‘Research & Stats’ Category

90% of Dutch Apps Paid Through operator Billing

January 20th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

On an average day, Dutch consumers download 40.000 apps from Nokia’s Ovi Store. 90% of the paid apps are charged over the phone bill of the consumer proofing the importance of easy billing in this territory.

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Android 2.2 Dominates

January 18th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Research & Stats | No Comments »

Google’s most recent numbers show Android 2.2 is dominating the Android Market. 51.8% of the Android Market users use devices with this Android version. Android 2.1 is second most popular with 35.2% of users on it.

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Distimo Looks Back at 2010, Most Money in In-App Payments

January 10th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

The year 201 is over and so, Distimo has created a report on what 2010 has brought us. One of the things the report tells us is that the 300 top free apps in the US are generating 3 million downloads every day.

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App Stats – The 2010 Balance

December 29th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

According to research from AndroLib, Windows Phone marketplace now holds over 5.000 apps. The app store was launched earlier this year to facilitate the launch of Windows Phone 7 in October.

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Ovi at 3.5 Million Daily Downloads

December 22nd, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

Ovi’s growth keeps progressing as the store is currently generating 3.5 million downloads a day according to Distimo. 92 Ovi publishers generated over one million downloads right now.

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IDC: Apps Worth $35 Billion by 2014

December 14th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

While webapps are increasing in popularity on non-iOS platforms, researcher IDC predicts that the good old native apps will be worth $35 billion just four years from today.

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Interpret: Gamers Ditch Handhelds for Phones

December 10th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

According to a study from US based market researcher Interpret, Gamers are abandoning their DS and PSP to play on their Smartphones. This news brings a cheer to SonyEricsson and a tear to Nintendo.

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Lunaforte Passes 30 Million Downloads over 2010

December 2nd, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

Lunaforte seems to enter 2011 at full speed. The Dutch studio’s products generate 4 million downloads a month. In total, the company passed 30 million downloads this year alone.

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EA Values Mobile Gaming at $3.4 Billion in 2010

December 2nd, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

EA has done some calculating and estimates that the Mobile Gaming market is worth $3.4 billion in 2010. For 2013, they expect the amount to grow all the way to $ 4.5 billion.

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Flurry: Thanksgiving Results in 25% App Download Spike

December 1st, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

When the Americans spend time at home, they clearly spend it downloading apps. Flurry registered a 25% increase in app downloads during this year’s Thanksgiving weekend.