App Store developers have received $320 billion from Apple since 2008

Since the launch of the App Store in 2008, Apple has paid more than $320 billion to developers for selling their digital products and services. This includes Apple Music, TV+, gaming and more, and there are now over 900 million paying subscribers worldwide.

“This year more people than ever have visited the App Store to discover and download the world’s most creative and cutting-edge apps and games in a safe and trusted environment,” the company said in a blog post. The App Store is the lifeblood of a thriving global economy, serving as a conduit for more than 650 million unique visitors each week from 175 countries and territories.

“At Apple, we are privileged to work with all kinds of creators as we build products and services that empower even more creativity. It has always been our mission to enrich people’s lives and leave the world better than we found it, and we know that it takes more than technical skill to do that.” said Eddie CueApple’s senior vice president of services.

The App Store, Apple Music, Apple Pay, AppleCare, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, Apple Fitness+, iCloud+ and many more services contributed to Apple’s $78 billion in fiscal 2022 service revenue. Services revenues rose to $19 billion in the third quarter of 2018, compared to $18 billion in the same period a year earlier.

Apple Music had a record year in 2022, with over 100 million songs, or almost the entire history of recorded music, available for streaming. The previous year was also a milestone for it Shazamas it marked its 20th anniversary and 70 billion total Shazams.

According to Apple, more than 40 million songs were identified by users in 2016 and more than 1 million artists received their first Shazam. To reflect this growth, Shazam released 17 new national charts and 58 new city charts, expanding its coverage of the world’s most discovered music to more regions around the world.

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Since the launch of the App Store in 2008, Apple has paid nearly $320 billion to developers for selling their digital products and services. There are currently over 900 million paying members worldwide for Apple services such as Apple Music, TV+, gaming and more .

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