The USA is the home to many great social and gaming apps for tablets and mobile devices, but it isn’t dominating like it used to.
A report from the mobile analytics firm Flurry shows that the numbers for US control of the mobile app market has slipped over the past couple of years. In 2011 and 2012, the US held a steady 45 percent of the market, compared to 55 percent with the rest of the world. However, in 2013, there was a huge change, with only 36 percent of the market for the United States, and 64 percent for the rest of the world.
However, in terms of weighted percentage of active apps (taking into account total time spent with the apps), the United States remains firmly in the lead . . . though it has slipped a little. In 2011, it had a 75 percent hold on this market, and in 2012, it rose a point to 76 percent. This year, though, it’s only at 70 percent – a small slip, but still a significant one.
Source: TechCrunch
