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Flurry CEO Simon Khalaf presents growth trends in the mobile first economy on iOS and Android smartphones and tablets. Trends include time spent across: TV, Web and apps; time spent per app category and revenue growth. Simon also debunks investor skepticism about continued growth potential.
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DECEMBER 2012 The State of the App Economy Simon Khalaf, President & CEO @FlurryMobile @SimonKhalaf @AppNationConf
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Page 1: The State of the App Economy

DECEMBER 2012

The State of the App EconomySimon Khalaf, President & CEO

@FlurryMobile

@SimonKhalaf

@AppNationConf

Page 2: The State of the App Economy

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100,000,000,000

200,000,000,000

300,000,000,000

400,000,000,000

500,000,000,000

600,000,000,000

700,000,000,000

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900,000,000,000

1,000,000,000,000

1,100,000,000,000

WW iOS & Android App Events Measured by Flurry, Billions

One Trillion Events Per Month

Source: Flurry Analytics, May 2008 – November 2012

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Sources: comScore, Alexa, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Flurry Analytics

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66 72

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Mobile ApplicationsWeb Browsing Television

Apps Pass Web, Challenge TV

U.S. Web vs. Mobile App vs. TV Consumption, Minutes per Day

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Games43%

Social Networking26%

Entertainment10%

Utilities10%

News 2%Productivity 2%Health & Fitness 1%

Lifestyle 1% Other5%

Source: Flurry Analytics, November 2012

Beyond Gaming

WW iOS & Android Smart Device Time Spent per App Category

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2008 2009 2010 2011 20120

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Mobile Revenue GrowthBi

llions

Source: eMarketer, Mary Meeker (KPCB)

129% CAGR

Virtual Goods Advertising

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1. It’s hard to make money in mobile and apps

2. It’s expensive to scale an app business

3. A minority is capturing the majority of revenue

Investor Skepticism

Page 7: The State of the App Economy

1. It’s hard to make money in mobile and apps

2. It’s expensive to scale an app business

3. A minority is capturing the majority of revenue

Investor Skepticism

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US Display Advertising and Virtual Goods Revenue

Mobile Revenue Growth

1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 20120

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Source: eMarketer, Flurry, Comscore

Billio

ns

Web (Browsing) Mobile Apps

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1. It’s hard to make money in mobile and apps

2. It’s expensive to scale an app business

3. A minority is capturing the majority of revenue

Investor Skepticism

Page 10: The State of the App Economy

Cost per Visit, Apps versus The Web

App Traffic Acquisition

63

22

Source: eMarketer, Flurry

Web Apps

Page 11: The State of the App Economy

1. It’s hard to make money in mobile and apps

2. It’s expensive to scale an app business

3. A minority is capturing the majority of revenue

Investor Skepticism

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Chart TitleNumber of Companies Controlling 66% of Revenue (Ads and Apps)

Revenue Distribution

Source: eMarketer, Flurry

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5Web Apps

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Thank you!

@FlurryMobile

@SimonKhalaf

@AppNationConf


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