Many developers view apps as projects rather than products, making monetization difficult. Over half of the developers surveyed for GigaOM Research currently have just one pad tablet app currently in the… Read more »
App developers are vital to the continuing evolution of the multibillion-dollar app industry. According to data from a GigaOM Research survey, the majority of these individuals and companies (41 percent) have… Read more »
It is expected there will be 6.3 billion mobile apps gamers in 2012, which is estimated to increase to about 8.9 billion by 2016. With the increase of smartphone usage this… Read more »
It is expected that social-gaming usage will increase fairly steadily over the coming years. Growth will be driven primarily from an increasing number of registered users on social networking sites. GigaOM… Read more »
Growth in mobile gaming will primarily be driven by increased smartphone penetration. We expect usage behaviors of new users to closely mirror current behaviors in terms of app engagement levels. The… Read more »
Virtual goods revenue from mobile gaming is on the increase. Developers are working to increase transaction values by refining virtual goods opportunities to be more specifically suited to the mobile environment… Read more »
Virtual goods sales have become a significant portion of social networks’ revenues and are a growing revenue contributor for mobile apps as well. In social gaming, virtual goods are forecasted to… Read more »
According to the survey, some of the stereotypical characteristics of app developers are true; others are not. For example, the survey determined that 94 percent of app developers are male. Read more »