Before you plan to design apps with the limitations and features of mobile devices in mind, it makes sense to check out some stats.
* The number of mobile app downloads worldwide in 2021 was 230 billion.
* In 2021, the Apple app store took a 64 percent share of worldwide consumer spending on app stores, whereas app users downloaded 21.3 billion apps from Google Play.
* TikTok is Apple’s strongest revenue generator with $37.66 million. Apple’s third is Honor of Kings, a mobile multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game.
* In the U.S., time spent on mobile devices has reached 4 hours 29 minutes a day. Projected 2023 mobile social media time is 55 minutes.
* The average age of a mobile gamer is 36.3 (in 2014, the age was 27.7). One-third of all players are between the ages of 36-50, and the gender split is 51% female, 49% male.