United States App Store Commissions Earn Apple Record Sum While Game and App Sales Continue Rising

Apple made $10 billion from U.S. App Store commissions in 2024. Now it’s fighting to keep it

Every time you download an app, buy a subscription, or make an in-app purchase on your iPhone, Apple takes a cut. And last year, that cut added up to more than $10 billion in the U.S. alone, according to new estimates from analytics firm Appfigures.That’s right — over $10 billion, just from commissions on U.S. App Store transactions. And it’s growing fast. Back in 2020, Apple made about $4.76 billion in U.S. commissions. By 2024, it had climbed …

According to a recent analysis by Appfigures, Apple acquired over ten billion dollars in the US alone in 2024 due to the App Store's mandatory share of revenue, more than doubled this amount compared to 2020. At that time, the estimated share of commission was still around 4.8 billion dollars. The basis for this revenue was a total turnover of 33.7 billion dollars generated by App Developers through Apple's payment system. After deduction of fee…

Apple's App Store Cash Cow: $12B Commission Empire Under Legal Siege

Apple’s App Store Empire: A $10 Billion Revenue Stream Under Legal Scrutiny Apple Inc. generated over $10 billion in revenue from U.S. App Store commissions last year alone, according to new analysis from app intelligence firm Appfigures. This staggering figure, representing approximately 30% of the company’s services revenue in the region, highlights the enormous financial stakes as Apple faces mounting legal challenges to its App Store busines…

Appfigures estimates Apple's US App Store revenue from commissions was ~$10.1B in 2024, more than doubling from ~$4.76B in 2020 (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

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United States App Store Commissions Earn Apple Record Sum While Game and App Sales Continue Rising

Apple is certainly on a roll. The company managed to hit a revenue milestone from its US App Store commissions that went over $10 billion in 2024.The latest stats come to us thanks to Appfigures, who claim the figure nearly doubled from 2020 to 2024. Appfigures’ statistics also shows that, developers managed to produce $33 billion in gross revenue from platforms and games through Apple’s payments last year. After giving Apple’s share, that left …

Apple generated more than $10.1 billion in revenue through the App Store App Commissions in the United States in 2024, according to a new analysis by Appfigures relayed by TechCrunch. An impressive figure, which reflects a significant growth over 2020, where revenues amounted to about $4.76 billion. [...] Read more... Follow iPhoneAddict.fr on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter Don't forget to download our free iAddict app for iPhone and iPad (l…