Mobile App Store Users to Quadruple in 5 Years
March 25, 2009 9:50 AM | Interesting | Comments (0)
 “With greater capabilities in both running native applications and viewing ‘real Internet’ websites, smartphones have increased usage and user expectations for mobile content,” says David Chamberlain, In-Stat analyst. “Along with the expanding handset base, users are downloading more applications. Reach for marketing applications is growing rapidly and those applications can provide prolonged engagement with the user and keep the advertiser’s brand in focus.” |
Recent research by In-Stat found the following:
- Smartphones having a strong app store orientation will reach 30% of the global smartphone market by 2013, approaching nearly 100 million units.
- Survey respondents show iPhone users are by far the most active apps store users, significantly outpacing users of Blackberry, Palm OS or Windows Mobile phones.
- Application marketing, like all new advertising media, lacks consistent, accepted analytics many advertisers are accustomed to.
- Worldwide forecasts for smartphone unit sales and apps through 2013.
- Global penetration forecasts for app store OS smartphones through 2013.
- Marketing app reach by smartphone OS through 2012.
- Results of a US consumer survey regarding smartphones and applications.
- Profiles of companies offering smartphone apps including Medialets, Zumobi, Mobile Posse, Transpera, and MobiTV.
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