B
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31%
31% -- free app share top grossing for top-earning Android Market applications (Q3 2011)
Free apps accounted for 31% of top-earning Android Market applications in Q3 2011.
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Value
31%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
Q3 2011
Entity
Geography
Global
Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
IHS
Primary
Tier B
http://www.mnilive.com/2012/01/in-2011-96-of-smartphone-apps-were-downloaded-for-free/ ↗
Source Article
In 2011, 96% of smartphone apps were downloaded for free
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IHS
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IHS figures
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Segmentation
IndustryMobile Apps
RegionGlobal
RoleAll marketers
Channelmulti-channel
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top-earning Android Market applications: 31% free app share top grossing. Source: IHS (Q3 2011). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/free-apps-top-android-q3-2011
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/free-apps-top-android-q3-2011" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>31%</strong> -- free app share top grossing for top-earning Android Market applications<br><small>Source: IHS (Q3 2011) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/free-apps-top-android-q3-2011" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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