The
App Store ecosystem facilitated an estimated $643 billion in billings and sales in 2020, an increase of 24 percent year-over-year, according to
an Apple-commissioned study done by Analysis Group economists. [
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The study, "A Global Perspective on the Apple App Store Ecosystem," comes as
Apple awaits a decision in its ongoing trial with
Epic Games, much of which focused on
App Store policies and fees. Epic Games and other developers have been unhappy with Apple's 30 percent cut, with Epic Games lobbying for alternative app store options while Apple fights to prove the value of the App Store as it exists now.
Analysis Group's research looked at how the App Store ecosystem shifted amid the pandemic in 2020, highlighting the ways Apple's platform helped small developers (those with less than one million downloads and less than $1 million in earnings), as well as exploring how the App Store has benefitted developers over the course of the last five years.
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