This statistic shows the results of a survey where app developers were asked about the app categories that they preferred to design apps for. The leading app category at the time of the survey was 'Business/Productivity'.
Most popular app categories chosen by app developers in 2012
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VisionMobile. (January 31, 2013). Most popular app categories chosen by app developers in 2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/258216/most-popular-app-categories-of-app-developers/
VisionMobile. "Most popular app categories chosen by app developers in 2012." Chart. January 31, 2013. Statista. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/258216/most-popular-app-categories-of-app-developers/
VisionMobile. (2013). Most popular app categories chosen by app developers in 2012. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/258216/most-popular-app-categories-of-app-developers/
VisionMobile. "Most Popular App Categories Chosen by App Developers in 2012." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/258216/most-popular-app-categories-of-app-developers/
VisionMobile, Most popular app categories chosen by app developers in 2012 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/258216/most-popular-app-categories-of-app-developers/ (last visited April 18, 2024)
Most popular app categories chosen by app developers in 2012 [Graph], VisionMobile, January 31, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/258216/most-popular-app-categories-of-app-developers/