Distimo 2013全球移动商店趋势报告 EN.pdf

2013 Year in Review December 2013 By Christel Schoger, Analyst at Distimo Publication - Year 2013 Solving the App-Puzzle Distimo ©2013, some rights reserved. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.Distimo ©2013, some rights reserved. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Publication - Year 2013 2013 Year in Review 2013 was a big year for mobile. At the end of the year, Distimo takes a look back at the top apps, publishers and developments that mattered most in the mobile app stores in 2013. Even though the year is not completely over yet, major trends and top performances in the main app stores could already be identified. T he typical holiday spike in terms of download volumes and app revenue, as seen in previous years over the holidays, is still ahead of us, leaving room for even further notable events in 2013. T he public rankings offered by the app stores, provide only a small snapshot of the most popular apps on a daily level in the country of interest. One of Distimo’s strengths is the ability to analyze the success of apps in a broader picture, on aggregated levels in terms of both time and countries, which enables more global insights. Every day, new apps are released and the number of active publishers in the app stores is continuously growing - this year was no different. This publication analyzes the development trend