According to research by Vision Mobile the most lucrative app category to develop apps for is Communications and social networking. Apps in this area were found to make on average 4,649 U.S. dollars per month.
Average revenue made per app per month in 2012, by category (in U.S. dollars)
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VisionMobile. (November 13, 2012). Average revenue made per app per month in 2012, by category (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/258477/average-revenue-per-app-per-month-by-category/
VisionMobile. "Average revenue made per app per month in 2012, by category (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. November 13, 2012. Statista. Accessed March 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/258477/average-revenue-per-app-per-month-by-category/
VisionMobile. (2012). Average revenue made per app per month in 2012, by category (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/258477/average-revenue-per-app-per-month-by-category/
VisionMobile. "Average Revenue Made per App per Month in 2012, by Category (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Nov 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/258477/average-revenue-per-app-per-month-by-category/
VisionMobile, Average revenue made per app per month in 2012, by category (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/258477/average-revenue-per-app-per-month-by-category/ (last visited March 30, 2024)
Average revenue made per app per month in 2012, by category (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], VisionMobile, November 13, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/258477/average-revenue-per-app-per-month-by-category/