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Analysys International: AppStore China has over 370,000 applications

Analysys International announced yesterday the store monitoring applications in June showed the number of domestic stores to maintain the overall rapid development of applications, including Apple AppStore China, the number of domestic applications reached 370,000, more than all the other mainstream stores the total number of applications.

Data show that in June Apple AppStore than China, the number of applications increased by 7.7% in May, while Google AndroidMarket in China over the same period the number of applications increased from 140,000 to 150,000, with the growth rate of 7.1%. The performance of the domestic application stores was different; Tianyi Space had significantly increased its number of applications to 22,000, the growth rate of 20.7%; Applications of China Mobile’s MM store and China Unicom’s Wostore had decreased to some extent. Terminal application stores like Samsung Mobile, Nokia Ovi and Lenovo Music Phone Store remained a double-digit growth on the whole.

App stores’ direct revenue to exceed $14 billion next year and reach close to $37 billion by 2015

Canalys today announced that app store direct revenue from the sale of apps, in-app purchases and subscriptions across smart phones and pads combined will hit $14.1 billion next year, up 92% from an expected $7.3 billion in 2011, and will reach $36.7 billion by 2015.[1] This equates to a four-year compound annual growth rate for 2011 to 2015 of just under 50%. According to the analyst firm, this projected revenue growth presents an excellent opportunity for mobile network operators (MNOs) to compete with vendor app stores. MNOs have a strong platform on which to offer an improved customer experience, leveraging their detailed subscriber data.