Mobile App Users and Monetization 2022

Which Apps Are Winning, and What Does It Mean for Marketers?

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App usage is strong, but advertisers need to rethink their strategies, thanks to ad tracking and measurement changes.
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Executive Summary

Smartphone users in the US are installing and using fewer apps than they did during the height of the pandemic, but in a greater variety of categories. Grocery, shopping, and navigation apps are all seeing increases in users, who are spending more in-app on subscriptions and virtual goods.

4 KEY QUESTIONS THIS REPORT WILL ANSWER

  1. Which apps are people using?
  2. How are apps monetizing?
  3. What’s driving these monetization strategies?
  4. What does this mean for advertisers and marketers?

WHAT’S IN THIS REPORT? A breakdown of our forecast on consumer app usage and spending on in-app purchases (IAPs), and what it means for marketers.

KEY STAT: IAP spending has nearly doubled since 2019.

authors

Yoram Wurmser

Contributors

Nina Goetzen
Analyst
Chris Keating
Director, Research
Jessica Lis
Analyst, Technology
Peter Newman
Senior Forecasting Analyst
Yaffa Wagschal
Forecasting Analyst
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