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App Store Ecosystem Reaches $1.4 Trillion in 2025
The App Store ecosystem facilitated over $1.4 trillion in developer billings and sales in 2025 according to an Analysis Group study. Consumer-facing AI apps drove 4x billings growth while more than 90 percent of transactions incurred no commission to Apple.
Source:Apple Newsroom
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Apple announced the global App Store ecosystem facilitated over $1.4 trillion in developer billings and sales in 2025. The total comes from a new study by economists at Analysis Group and reflects nearly tripled growth since 2019.
Most billings and sales incur no commission to Apple. For more than 90 percent of the billings and sales facilitated by the App Store ecosystem, developers did not pay any commission to Apple. The App Store remains the safest and best place for users to discover and download apps.
The ecosystem has nearly tripled in size since 2019. It continues to support developers building new experiences including those using artificial intelligence.
Most billings and sales incur no commission to Apple. For more than 90 percent of the billings and sales facilitated by the App Store ecosystem, developers did not pay any commission to Apple. The App Store remains the safest and best place for users to discover and download apps.
The ecosystem has nearly tripled in size since 2019. It continues to support developers building new experiences including those using artificial intelligence.
For more than 90 percent of the billings and sales facilitated by the App Store ecosystem, developers did not pay any commission to Apple.
Physical goods drive majority of economic activity. Sales of physical goods and services accounted for $1.1 trillion. This was fueled by continued growth of grocery, food delivery and pickup, general retail, and travel.
Developer billings and sales for digital goods and services totaled $149 billion. In-app advertising revenue from ads placed by developers in their apps was $151 billion. These were driven by games, enterprise apps, and video streaming apps.
Consumer-facing AI apps post 4x billings growth. Apps featuring consumer-facing AI saw 4x more growth in billings in 2025. More than 40 of the top 100 apps on the storefront featured consumer-facing AI capabilities and those apps saw stronger billing growth than other top 100 apps.
AI is becoming an increasingly integral part of how apps are experienced across health and fitness, photo and video editing, and productivity categories. New and existing apps are evolving to offer richer features and capabilities to users.
Developer billings and sales for digital goods and services totaled $149 billion. In-app advertising revenue from ads placed by developers in their apps was $151 billion. These were driven by games, enterprise apps, and video streaming apps.
Consumer-facing AI apps post 4x billings growth. Apps featuring consumer-facing AI saw 4x more growth in billings in 2025. More than 40 of the top 100 apps on the storefront featured consumer-facing AI capabilities and those apps saw stronger billing growth than other top 100 apps.
AI is becoming an increasingly integral part of how apps are experienced across health and fitness, photo and video editing, and productivity categories. New and existing apps are evolving to offer richer features and capabilities to users.
Apps featuring consumer-facing AI saw 4x more growth in billings in 2025.
Apple technologies enable private on-device AI features. Developers of all sizes bring intelligent experiences to their apps through Apple technologies like the Foundation Models framework. By tapping into the on-device large language model at the core of Apple Intelligence, developers can create new intelligent features that protect users’ privacy and are available offline.
All while using AI inference that is free of cost. Developer tools with AI coding features such as Xcode are enabling a broader range of creators to design, build, and launch apps. Agentic coding in Xcode 26 can work with greater autonomy toward a developer’s goals.
Global scale reaches 850 million weekly users. The App Store saw over 850 million average weekly users spanning 175 countries and regions. This helps developers grow their businesses and reach new customers around the world with the click of a button.
Users increasingly relied on apps to purchase groceries, boost productivity, maintain their health and fitness, and stay connected with friends and family. The new study reflects the sustained growth of the App Store ecosystem and the economic opportunity it offers developers.
All while using AI inference that is free of cost. Developer tools with AI coding features such as Xcode are enabling a broader range of creators to design, build, and launch apps. Agentic coding in Xcode 26 can work with greater autonomy toward a developer’s goals.
Global scale reaches 850 million weekly users. The App Store saw over 850 million average weekly users spanning 175 countries and regions. This helps developers grow their businesses and reach new customers around the world with the click of a button.
Users increasingly relied on apps to purchase groceries, boost productivity, maintain their health and fitness, and stay connected with friends and family. The new study reflects the sustained growth of the App Store ecosystem and the economic opportunity it offers developers.
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