This year, users spent $ 133 billion on games and applications

This is a 20% increase compared to last year. Users spent that amount through in-app purchases, in-app subscriptions, and premium apps. In recent years, a 20% increase is the standard – last year there was an increase of 21%. The message is provided by the SensorTower portal.

People spent $ 133 billion, most of it on Apple’s App Store

While users spent $ 85.1 billion on the App Store, more than on Android, the Play Store, on the other hand, is experiencing greater growth. Year-on-year, Android recorded an increase of 23.5%, while Apple only 17.7%. However, the rule is that users in the App Store spend 1.8 times more than in the Play Store.

The most profitable and downloaded applications

TikTok was the best-earning application in 2021. In the first 11 months, TikTok earned $ 2 billion. That’s 67% more than last year, when the platform earned $ 1.2 billion. By the end of the year, the platform should increase sales to $ 2.3 billion.

Interestingly, the most profitable platform on Android is Google One, which is responsible for backup and gives you 15 GB of free space. By the end of this year, she will earn $ 1 billion, a 128% increase over last year, when she earned $ 448.5 million.

TikTok was again the most downloaded application this year. Altogether, it recorded 745.9 million downloads. This is a slight decrease compared to last year’s 980.7 million. There can be several reasons, such as oversaturation of the market or even the removal of the application from India.

Facebook was the most downloaded in the Play Store. It received 500.9 million downloads in Android alone. It received a total of 624.9 million, which is a 12% decrease compared to last year (707.8 million).

The most profitable and downloaded games

Spending on games has also seen an increase. Specifically, by 12.6% to $ 89.6 billion. Games accounted for 67.4% of total application spend. Surprisingly, as the amount of minute money grows, the percentage of total spending falls. In 2019, games accounted for 74.1%, last year only 71.7%. This is also due to the fact that the biggest increase during the pandemic is the Entertainment application category. On iOS, game costs accounted for 61.5% of total spending, and on Android it’s up to 78%.

Users are spending about $ 52.3 billion on the App Store by the end of this year. This is a 9.9% increase compared to last year. The most profitable game on the App Store, which earned $ 2.9 billion, is Honor of Kings. In total, the title has earned more than $ 10 billion in its existence.

Coin Master made the most money on Android, growing by 13% a year to the current $ 912 million. In total, players on Android spent $ 37.3 billion, which is 16.6% more than last year’s $ 32 billion.

The most downloaded game on Android was Garena Free Fire, which is such a Chinese version of the well-known PUBG. It received 218.8 million downloads, which is 14.4% less than last year.