App Store revenue falls 5% year-over-year

9to5Macs report that App Store revenue fell 5%, games category fell 14%.

The App Store saw declines in markets including the U.S., Canada and Japan, Morgan Stanley analyst Erik Woodring wrote in a report Monday. His analysis was based on data from Sensor Tower, a firm that tracks app downloads and sales.

Morgan Stanley said the main culprit for the drop was gaming revenue, which was down 14% in September, according to the data.

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According to study more developers earning first million dollars in revenue on App Store

According to Sensor Tower almost a thousand developers earned $1M for the first time in 2021. Of those 581 are on App Store and 325 on Google Play.

Slightly more than 900 publishers worldwide are projected to surpass $1 million in 2021 on the App Store and Google Play.
Sensor Tower

Report also contains more information on app category distribution.

Sensor Tower: Nearly 1,000 App Publishers Earned $1 Million for the First Time in 2021

Reference: New data shows how many App Store devs earned $1M for the first time in 2021