When the pandemic entered our lives, mobile applications attracted more attention as people closed their homes. Phones, which are the number one toy of those who want to spend time at home, have made companies that derive their income from mobile even richer. Surprisingly, apps that made the most money this year generated more revenue than last year.
Published reports on mobile apps SensorTower released graphics of in-app purchase in the third quarter of 2021. This report includes how earnings have changed compared to last year and the top earners.
Top earning mobile apps and games
Like last year, TikTok is the mobile app that generated the most revenue in the third quarter of this year. It is followed by Piccoma and in third place is YouTube. When we look at the rest of the ranking, we see that social media applications and digital services are the winners.
Top earning apps
Mobile games, of course, are the most spent application type. There are people who spend thousands of dollars just to get better at competitive games or just to get cosmetic items. The games with the most money spent are as follows:
Top paid apps
In-app purchases increased compared to last year
According to the same source, although the performance in in-app purchases slowed down compared to 2020, when we look at the general graph, we see a significant growth in 2021. In the quarter covering July and September, 33.6 billion dollars in-app purchases were made in applications in the Play Store and App Store. In the same period of last year, this amount was 29.2 billion dollars, that is, an increase of 15.1 percent.
When we look at the platform, we see that the App Store is the first with 21.5 billion dollars and the Play Store is the second with 12.1 billion dollars. This means that iOS users spend more.
Which mobile application or game do you spend the most money on? We are waiting your comments.
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