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    Mobile App Stores Will See Annual Downloads Reach 102 Bn In 2013

    Total revenue in 2013 will reach $26 billion, up from $18 billion in 2012, finds Gartner.
    September 20, 2013 / 11:30 IST

    Mobile app stores will see annual downloads reach 102 billion in 2013, up from 64 billion in 2012, according to Gartner, Inc. Total revenue in 2013 will reach $26 billion, up from $18 billion in 2012. Free apps will account for 91 percent of total downloads in 2013 (see Table 1). Gartner said that in-app purchases (IAPs) will account for 48 percent of app store revenue by 2017, up from 11 percent in 2012.

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