Japan maintained the highest per capita spending on mobile devices in 2020 and continued through Q1-Q3 2021, averaging $149, up 18% year-over-year.
Among the top 10 highest grossing markets (excluding China), total consumer spending grew 22% YoY to $65.4 billion.
The US led overall spending at $30.1 billion, followed by Japan at $18.6 billion.
Thailand experienced the largest per capita spending growth, increasing 33% to $12, while Germany showed the smallest slowdown in growth.
Overall spending normalized after pandemic-era surges but remained strong.
The data suggests user behavior is returning to pre-2020 norms, with Japan's per capita spending still robust.
In 2021, global mobile app revenue reached $133B, up 19.7% Y/Y. TikTok led non-game revenue with $2.3B, while game spending hit $89.6B. Downloads stayed flat at 143.6B, with TikTok and Facebook leading installs.
The Nordics have high mobile usage, with increased app installs during the pandemic. Women dominate mobile gaming but men spend more. Poor UX and privacy concerns remain, though users welcome iOS 14 changes. Marketers should measure, invest in mobile, prioritize UX, and build trust.
SKAdNetwork reveals advertiser-publisher connections, showing Social and Gaming apps drive 92% of paid installs. Privacy thresholds cause conversion value nulls, impacting optimization. Advertisers must adapt campaign structures to overcome NOI decline and leverage limited data for LTV predictions.
App engagement is vital for retention and monetization. Key metrics include sessions, retention, and DAU/MAU. Strategies: effective onboarding, personalization, push notifications, and deep linking improve engagement and reduce churn.
ROX measures financial impact of customer experiences on campaigns, focusing on contextualized, personalized, and frictionless CX to boost engagement and LTV.
Top 500 apps reached record 91.7M MAU in Q2 2021, growing 8.4% Y/Y. Business apps led with 42% CAGR since Q1 2018. Entertainment apps average 29 minutes daily, shooters lead DAU in mobile games.
U.S. smartphone users average 46 apps monthly in H1 2021, near pre-pandemic levels. Business, Medical, and Finance apps see growth. Mobile games share drops to 33% in June 2021 from 36% in 2019.
Eight mobile games, including PUBG Mobile, Honor of Kings, and Genshin Impact, each earned over $1 billion globally in 2021. The top two, PUBG Mobile and Honor of Kings, each generated $2.8 billion. This record surpasses 2020's five billion-dollar games.
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