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Appfigures: Apple made over $10B from US App Store comissions last year
- A new analysis by app intelligence provider Appfigures revealed that Apple's U.S. App Store made over $10 billion in revenue last year, doubling from 2020 to 2024.
- Developers garnered $33.68 billion in gross revenue in 2024, with Apple's share being $10.1 billion.
- A discrepancy was found between Appfigures' analysis of Apple's App Store earnings and Apple's own report, the latter combining App Store revenue with external revenue.
- Apple's recent court battle with Epic Games led to a ruling preventing a 27% commission on external transactions, prompting Apple to update its App Store rules.
- Apple allowed developers to include external purchase links in their apps, but a judge found Apple in violation by imposing commissions on those purchases.
- Developers like Spotify and Amazon Kindle have started using web payments post the ruling to avoid Apple's commissions.
- Apple is appealing the decision, claiming it causes 'grave irreparable harm' to its revenue and arguing against the ruling's validity.
- Appfigures' analysis detailed that apps and games generated Apple approximately $6.28 billion and $3.83 billion, respectively, in U.S. App Store revenue in 2024.
- This highlights the importance of App Store revenue to Apple's financial performance and its efforts to maintain control over the platform.
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