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Mobile App Stores: 3.8 Billion Business In 2011

We have written about app store statistics before - and have tried spotting some numbers on app store revenue projections as well. We spotted this today:

"According to iSuppli, revenue from app stores owned by Apple, Google, Nokia, and Research In Motion is set to grow 77.7 percent, reaching $3.8 billion by the end of the year and eventually rising to $8.3 billion in 2014. By comparison, 2010's mobile app store combined revenues stood at $2.1 billion, up from $830.6 million in 2009."

Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-27076_3-20059500-248.html#ixzz1LMICSpzS

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