State of the global app economy: growth, diversity, and real-world impact

<p>Two things have grown like crazy in 2020: Coronavirus, and the global app economy. 2020 has been crazy, but there’s been massive growth in some sectors, and mobile is one of them</p> <p>In this episode of TechFirst with John Koetsier we chat with Lexi Sydow, a senior market insights manager at App Annie, about the state of the global app economy.</p> <p>The good news: some newbies are winning and it’s not all the rich becoming richer. And, mobile isn’t just about what happens on your phone anymore.</p> <p>We talk about:</p> <p>&nbsp;- downloads and growth</p> <p>&nbsp;- countries that are growing in time in apps and on devices</p> <p>&nbsp;- surprises in the data</p> <p>&nbsp;- time for new apps to get on to top downloads and top grossing lists</p> <p>&nbsp;- why new apps are getting so big so quick</p> <p>&nbsp;- new features apps are adding</p> <p>&nbsp;- the overall economic impact of apps</p>