Android is clearly the dominant and most used platform across the globe. Now, it looks like it is making further strides in other area as well like apps. According to a new report, Android app downloads have surpasses that of iOS. However, iOS has taken the lead in case of revenue generated from the sales of the apps.
A report from App Annie has revealed that for the three months ended in June, 60% more Android apps were downloaded than the number downloaded in the previous quarter. On the other hand Apple app downloads settled at 45% Android had a total of 150 million app downloads in comparison with 100 million iOS app downloads. The report stated that Android’s growth in Brazil, Thailand and India contributed to Google Play’s lead growing from 45 per cent in the first quarter, and from 10 per cent a year ago.
India became the third biggest market for Google Play downloads during the period, climbing from fifth place in the previous quarter. The last time it was ranked this high was Q3 2013. With Android One program we can expect the numbers to increase even further in coming quarters.
iOS took the lead recording a revenue of over $100 million while Android stood at over $60 million. According to the report, the iOS App Store provided around 80 percent more revenue than Google Play in Q2 2014. Japan and the US were top two countries contributing the revenue. Emerging markets Taiwan, Kuwait, and Turkey also contributed significantly to its revenue.