Global Android developers Focus on the 2014 Google (Weibo) I/O Development Conference has been held, Google released a brand new Android system--android L. Mobile application software City regulator "AppAnnie" also released a report on the Android software business model and the development of Google Software store statistics, the report statistics, some of the data may be shocking to you!
315 million
Android smartphone shipments reached 315 million in the last quarter.
1 billion
Android currently has more than 1 billion active users in the month.
62%
Android now accounts for 62% of the global tablet shipments.
1.5 million
Google's official Google Play App Store is undoubtedly the world's most influential Android app store. According to statistics, the number of Android software in the Google Play store exceeded 1 million last year, now more than 1.5 million.
50%&2
The number of apps downloaded for Google Play this year will increase by 50% over last year.
The increase in downloads has directly led to rapid growth in the revenue of Android software developers. Developers are expected to double their revenue this year.
98%
Free value-added mode, the most mainstream of Android software revenue model. Of the developer's total revenue, 98% comes from the freemium model.
The so-called free value-added model is that the software provides free download, the user can use the basic features for free, if you want to use high-end features or consume more digital content, you must pay for the purchase.
In the free value-added business model, Asian markets are leading the world, and other regions are continuing with this model.
40%&90%
The game dominates the Android software. In all of the world's Android software downloads, the game category accounted for 40% of the total Android software revenue, the game contributed 90%.
In addition, AppAnnie's report points out that in the internal consumption of Android software, Japanese users ranked first in the world, far ahead of the United States and South Korea. Japanese users pay for Android software, mainly focused on the popular game areas that can make players addicted.
The report notes that users are less willing to pay for downloading software in the Android ecosystem, but the content of the software is inspiring users to pay for their purchases and desires for consumption.