A beautiful infographic on the state of App Stores by App Annie.
Unfortunately, I can’t agree with the title “Mobilizing the Next 5 Billion”. If anything, this infographic tells us how dominant the “app store superpowers”, Japan, South Korea and the United States are. These superpowers are not only dominant in current revenue, but also have revenue growth that is equal to the emerging countries. This means that the emerging countries are not catching up; instead the lead of the superpowers is widening.
The infographic tells us that the superpowers will remain dominant in revenue for the foreseeable future. The next 5 billion is unlikely to contribute significantly to total revenue from app stores for quite a while.
Naofumi Kagami 