Apple’s iOS app economy grew by 42% in Spain During the past year. generation 121,000 jobs in the country. In relation to the entire Android ecosystem, all its app stores and devices in the country, a total of 135,000 jobs are calculated, following the path outlined in 2020.
These data are obtained as a result of a study conducted Institute for Progressive Politics, which takes into account the entire mobile app value chain. From development through its design to the entire sales process and thus define the entire app economy on the continent.
“In terms of mobile operating systems, we estimate that the iOS ecosystem employs 2.276 million European workers, up 28% from 2019. In addition, we estimate that there are 2.486 million people working in the entire Android ecosystem. Also 28% more than in 2019,” the report explains.
In short, the app economy is an important source of jobs and growth for the entire European economy during the pandemic. These jobs kept the economy afloat during the worst months of the lockdown and continued to expand as the pandemic moved into new phases.
App economy in Europe until December 2021
| Country | Total jobs | Jobs (iOS) | Jobs (Android) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 504 000 | 401 000 | 408 000 |
| Austria | 33000 | 23000 | 29000 |
| Belgium | 43000 | 34000 | 36000 |
| Czech Republic | 52000 | 38000 | 41000 |
| Denmark | 54000 | 46000 | 42000 |
| Spain | 159 000 | 121 000 | 135 000 |
| Finland | 71000 | 54000 | 67000 |
| France | 484 000 | 307 000 | 409 000 |
| Greece | 19 000 | 13000 | 15,000 |
| Hungary | 31000 | 21000 | 25000 |
| Ireland | 31000 | 25000 | 23000 |
| Italy | 127 000 | 88000 | 107 000 |
| Luxembourg | 5000 | 4000 | 4000 |
| Norway | 53000 | 39000 | 46000 |
| Netherlands | 267 000 | 219 000 | 197 000 |
| Poland | 121 000 | 81000 | 99 000 |
| Portugal | 57000 | 42000 | 42000 |
| United Kingdom | 558 000 | 442 000 | 457 000 |
| Romania | 35000 | 28000 | 29000 |
| Sweden | 134 000 | 96 000 | 114 000 |
| Swiss | 68000 | 56000 | 54000 |
| General* | 3,034,000 | 2,276,000 | 2,486,000 |
The number of small developers in the App Store increased by 20%
Another study conducted by independent economists from a consulting company Analysis group determined that the number of small developers joining the App Store in 2021 increased by 20%. In addition, those who entered in 2019 are on average seeing their income grow by 113% over the past two years.
The report also shows how the number of new app creators has increased in 2021, showing how the app economy is also infiltrating this type of developer.
During 2021, nearly 200,000 new developers launched the app on the Apple App Store. 20% more than in 2020. This 20% growth was mainly driven by new app creation in Europe (24%), followed by China (23%), the US (14%) and Japan (4.3%). The remaining 34% are in regions such as South Korea, India and Brazil.
In addition, in some countries, there has been a significant increase in the number of small developers entering the ecosystem and contributing to the iOS app economy. In the UK, compared to 2019, the number of creators of these types of applications grew by 40%, and in Germany over the same period – by 25%.
Source: Hiper Textual
