China accounted for nearly half of app downloads in 2018, 40% of consumer spend

China accounted for nearly half of app downloads in 2018, 40% of consumer spend Global app downloads topped 194 billion in 2018, up 35 percent from 2016, according to App Annie’s annual “State of Mobile 2019” report released today. Consumer spending across app stores was up 75 percent to reach $101 billion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices