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 »
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 »
App developers are not as young as stereotypes suggest. Just over 20 percent of respondents to a GigaOM Research survey are in their teens or early 20s, while nearly 60 percent… Read more »
A misperception, somewhat tied to age, is the level of education app developers have completed. Most are not high school or college students developing apps on the side. In fact, more… Read more »
The majority of app developers are full-time employees, with app development accounting for all or a portion of their jobs. Full-time employees accounted for nearly 60 percent of respondents for a… Read more »
Given that the mobile-app market as we think of it today is only five years old, the level of tenure is quite long. According to GigaOM Research’s survey results, nearly 23… Read more »
By far, the majority of app developers — 34 percent of those surveyed by GigaOM Research — said they make less than $15,000 per year from app development. Those earning six… Read more »