in mobi insights the state of mobile app downloads
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INMOBI INSIGHTS
THE STATE OF MOBILE APP DOWNLOADS
Q2 2014
Table of Contents
01 TOP 10 NATIONS 05 CATEGORY HEAVY WEIGHTS
02 COST OF APP INSTALLS 06 CATEGORY LEADERS BY COUNTRIES
03 COST BY OS 07 POPULAR TIME FOR DOWNLOADS
04 APP CRAZY NATIONS 08 GAMING LEADERBOARD
ABOUT THE RESEARCH
Which nations download the most apps? Where is Gaming most popular? When do users prefer to download apps? The InMobi Insights series on The State of
Mobile App Downloads answers these questions and many more.
METHODOLOGY
This research is based on data from Q2, 2014 : 1st April - 30th June, 2014 on the InMobi network. Only data with all standard fields completed were included for
analysis across the world.
Cost per install (CPI)
What it costs an advertiser to get an app installed by a user on his or her device. All cost data in this presentation is indexed to the Global CPI on the InMobi Network.
If an imaginary country Krypton’s CPI = $0.53, and Global CPI = $2.1, then
Country CPI
Global CPICountry CPI Index = --------------------- X 100
$0.53
$2.1Krypton CPI Index = ------------- X 100 = 25
Top 10 nations
3%
3%
3%
3%
5%
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18%
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Turkey
Russia
France
Philippines
Malaysia
South Korea
India
Indonesia
China
USA
% SHARE OF GLOBAL APP DOWNLOADS
Share of app downloads
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12
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Q-o-Q Change in Rank
App crazy nations
1.11 1.16 1.25 1.36 1.62
2.11 2.45
2.74
4.15
4.84
U.K. India USA Turkey France Taiwan South
Korea
Philippines Indonesia Malaysia
Per capita app downloads*
Global Per Capita App Download = 1.23
* Number of Apps Downloaded Per 100 Users on the InMobi Network
Asian countries dominate Per Capita App Downloads
Dominant App Nations
Emerging App Nations
Cost of app installs
The 3 most populous Asian nations are in a sweet spot in terms of share of downloads and CPI Index.
U.S.China
Indonesia
India
South Korea
Malaysia
Philippines
France
Russia
Turkey
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App downloads on iOS are more expensive than on Android
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U.S. France Turkey Russia India China Malaysia Indonesia Philippines South Korea Global
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Country CPI Index
Android CPI Index
iOS CPI Index
Category heavy weightsShare of downloads by app categories
4%
5%
6%
15%
64%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
Technology & Computing
eCommerce
Arts & Entertainment
Communication
Game0
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-2
Q-o-Q Change in Rank
Gaming LeaderboardCost of gaming sub-categories
Strategy
Family
Casual
Puzzle
Action
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% SHARE OF DOWNLOADS
Category LeadersLeading desti-nations by app category
Games Communication Arts & Entertainment17%
15%
7%
USA China Indonesia
24%
20%
15%
Malaysia Indonesia USA
74%
15%
4%
USA UK France
18:00 – 19:00 PST 20:00 – 21:00 CST 11:00 – 12:00 WIB 21:30 – 22:30 IST 18:00 – 19:00 KST
USA China Indonesia India South Korea
Popular time for downloads
13.7%
13.2%
13.9%14.3%
14.6%
15.4%14.9%
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Global landscape:Share of app downloads
Global landscape: CPI indices
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