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Apple paid $10 billion to developers in calendar 2014. Additional statistics for the App store are:
• $500 million spent on iOS apps in first week of January 2015
• Billings for apps increased 50% in 2014
• Cumulative developer revenues were $25 billion (making 2014 revenues 40% of all app sales since
store opened in 2008)
• 627,000 jobs created in the US
• 1.4 million iOS apps catalog is sold in 155 countries
Putting these data points together with others from previous releases results in a fairly clear picture of the
iTunes/Software/Services:
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APPLE ANALYSIS BY HORACE DEDIU (ASYMCO.COM)
BIGGER THAN HOLLYWOOD
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