An Analysis of the Android App Market

[DrD]

Hello Everybody,

Recently I have performed an analysis on the available data in Google Play app market. I would like to share the results with you. The charts are at (http://www.drdacademy.com/?id=an-analysis-of-the-android-app-market). Apparently not many developers are making money in this market. I appreciate your thoughts and experiences.

 

[corwin42]

Thank you very much. This is very interesting.

When you say that only 22% can live from their earnings I think you forget that most apps have a paid and a free version, mostly with ads. I don't know how much other developers here earn with their free version but I earn another 70%-80% from the income of my paid app from the free app. I think this will differ from app to app but I think that much more people can live from their Android app earnings.

 

[DrD]

Yes, that is correct, In App Purchases or advertising is not considered in this analysis. Normally this type of income is popular with games. However, I agree with you, it is a good income source for some developers. Thanks for reminding it.