China takes top spot in iOS app downloads — and jumps to 2nd in total App Store revenue

China just beat Japan to take second position for global revenue from iPhone and iPad apps, a new report says.

The U.S. is still the king of iOS app revenue generation in Q1 2016, according to App Annie (PDF link). However, China’s snapping at its heels, with a 2.2 times growth year-on-year that made it move up a notch since January.

In terms of the sheer number of app downloads, China took the top spot last year, overtaking the U.S. That’s thanks to China’s huge number of smartphone owners as well as Apple’s big screen iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, say the App Annie analysts.

But as any startup will tell you, getting people to download apps and making money off them are two different things. Read more...