{"id":4615,"date":"2023-01-19T10:43:19","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T10:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/axismobi.com\/blog\/?p=2356"},"modified":"2024-07-25T07:43:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T07:43:31","slug":"mobile-trends-2023-macro-mobile-trends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.axismobi.com\/blog\/mobile-trends-2023-macro-mobile-trends\/","title":{"rendered":"Mobile Trends 2023: Exploring Macro Mobile Trends"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">In a mobile-centric world, app usage is at an all-time high. In comparison, inflation squeezes the spending in games app <a href=\"https:\/\/axismobi.com\/\">services<\/a>, see headwinds.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Different verticals of apps continue to hypercharge with consumers&#8217; Time and transactions. Be it gaming, retail, food\/ride services, finance, fintech, and edutech, it insists brands proactively subsidize in designing potent app-based understandings and capacities, making the most of the surge in user engagement and Time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Approximately mobile-first markets spend 5 hours each day on mobile:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">After analyzing the top 10 markets, it has been observed that 9% up, i.e. 5 hours 2 minutes, is seen from 2020 to 2022- during <a rel=\"dofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/covid19.who.int\/\">COVID<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Indonesia, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and South Korean users have crossed the 5 hours per day spent in mobile apps in 2022.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Time spent grew by 68%, 67%, and 62% over the four years in Saudi Arabia, Australia, and Singapore.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Downloads and Time Spent are indirectly proportional to Consumer Spend.&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.axismobi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Approximately-mobile-first-markets-spend-5-hrs-each-day-on-mobile-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Approximately Mobile-first Markets Spend 5 Hrs Each Day On Mobile, mobile app, mobile download, app trends, trends apps, trends mobile, mobile app trends\" class=\"wp-image-2362\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Globally, in 2022, a drop in consumer spending is seen by -2%. The market of Tawain, Brazil, Hong Kong, and Mexico topped the trend at 15%, 22%, 34% and 17%, respectively.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The download grew at 11% YoY. Pakistan, being the 10th largest market, saw growth at 35%.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Due to an increase in consumers in Pakistan (20%), Russia (20%), and Ukraine (45%), the Time spent grew by 9% YoY. The main reason behind the massive increase in Ukraine is the war, as the consumers relied more on communication and connection.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Three categories had a total Monopoly on the Time spent.&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.axismobi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Three-categories-had-a-total-Monopoly-on-the-Time-spent-1-2024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Three Categories Had A Total Monopoly On The Time Spent, mobile app, mobile download, app trends, trends apps, trends mobile, mobile app trends\" class=\"wp-image-2358\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Around six categories accounted for 50% of the hold on consumer spending and 20% on downloads.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">OTT Apps stood #1 on the downloads and consumer spending list 2022. In that, spent 16% of dollars on in-app subscriptions and purchases and 4% on downloads. In contrast, mobile web browsers accounted for 8% of the Time spent. Undoubtedly, the web is still crucial for marketing and the user acquisition funnel; the app gets more attention and meaningful engagements concerning the former.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">With consumer disposable income squeeze, the spending on games declined, and apps remained resilient.&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.axismobi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Three-categories-had-a-total-Monopoly-on-the-Time-spent-1-2-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Three Categories Had A Total Monopoly On The Time Spent 1, mobile app, mobile download, app trends, trends apps, trends mobile, mobile app trends\n\" class=\"wp-image-2361\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.axismobi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Three-categories-had-a-total-Monopoly-on-the-Time-spent-3-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Three Categories Had A Total Monopoly On The Time Spent 3, mobile app, mobile download, app trends, trends apps, trends mobile, mobile app trends\" class=\"wp-image-2359\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The biggest hits in 2022 were on gaming apps. &#8216;Need-to-more&#8217; services proved stronger and mirrored consumer behaviour similar to how people treat cable bills.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">A 1$ Billion Club of 2022<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.axismobi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/A-1-Billion-Club-of-2022-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A 1$ Billion Club Of 2022, mobile app, mobile download, app trends, trends apps, trends mobile, mobile app trends\" class=\"wp-image-2363\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Over the previous year, around 1400 apps and games generated more than $10 Million. Among that, 224 surpassed $100 million, and 10 reached $1 billion annually.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Decline spending impacted games disproportionately.&nbsp;As consumer spending cooled, 60% of the apps that represent gaming were also severely affected. The games crossing around $10M, $100M and $1B dropped by -1%, -4% and -33% YoY, respectively.&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: Data.ai<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a mobile-centric world, app usage is at an all-time high. 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