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Where to find the next mobile gold mine?
In our latest Developer Economics report, we discussed the rise of e-commerce as the most lucrative of revenue models, expected to...
SlashData Team
Apr 15, 20153 min read
App developer trends Q1 2015
Our 8th Developer Economics survey has once again achieved an industry-leading scale, including responses from more than 8,000 app...
SlashData Team
Feb 26, 20154 min read
The European App Economy 2014: Europe is losing ground to Asia
We have just published a research note with an update to last year’s an European App Economy Research Note. The good news is that...
SlashData Team
Aug 6, 20143 min read
North American App Developer Trends 2014: Insights into the app economy powerhouse
North America plays a very central part in the app economy. Not only is it home to the companies that create all of the leading mobile...
SlashData Team
Aug 4, 20142 min read
State of the Developer Nation: The App Economy Consolidates Before the Next Gold Rush
Our 7th Developer Economics survey broke all records again, reaching more than 10,000 app developers from 137 different countries. The...
SlashData Team
Jul 21, 20144 min read
The UK App Economy 2014
The UK has been quick in adopting smartphones, tablets and apps with smartphone penetration expected to reach 74% by the end of 2014. But...
SlashData Team
Jun 26, 20142 min read
How much does it cost to create a successful app?
The app stores contain a range of apps from hobbyist creations built for fun to the carefully crafted output of venture backed startups...
SlashData Team
May 13, 20143 min read
Flappy Bird vs Angry Birds – a tale of Hobbyists and Hunters
Here are the stories of two successful birds on the app store. See if you can spot the difference. Flappy Bird was a mobile game...
SlashData Team
Feb 19, 20143 min read
Developer Economics: Ecosystem wars drawing to a close
Welcome to the brand new Developer Economics report! Now in its fourth year and 6th edition, the latest Developer Economics survey...
SlashData Team
Feb 5, 20143 min read
How do developers prioritise platforms? iOS vs Android vs HTML5
How do developers perceive different platforms and how is their platform choice affected by the type of apps they developed or the way...
SlashData Team
Dec 12, 20137 min read
The Language of Talking to Developers: The Importance of Outcome-Based Segmentation
Why outcome-based segmentation should be the cornerstone of developer outreach strategies. VisionMobile’s Data and Operations Manager,...
SlashData Team
Nov 27, 20136 min read
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[Report] The EU App Economy: 530,000 jobs and rising
The rise of app ecosystems has put the US in the front seat of the mobile industry, a place once held by Europe with its strong pedigree...
SlashData Team
Sep 24, 20134 min read
The hierarchy of developer needs: Creativeness, not money is the top motivator
What motivates developers? Is it fame or fortune? Our new Developer Segmentation 2013 report addresses this questions, presenting a...
SlashData Team
Aug 12, 20134 min read
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[Report] Developer Economics Q3 2013 – State of the Developer Nation
We’re happy to announce the launch of our new Developer Economics report, based on the largest, most global developer survey (6,000+...
SlashData Team
Jul 17, 20135 min read
Developer Mindshare Q2 2013: Is HTML5 the 3rd horse in the race?
[We’ve just completed the largest developer survey to date and the results are starting to come in. Marketing Manager, Matos Kapetanakis,...
SlashData Team
May 27, 20134 min read
Developer Economics 2013 – Key Insights
[We’ve just published Developer Economics 2013: the tools report. This report [vm_form_download link_text='(free download)’...
SlashData Team
Jan 23, 201311 min read
Sneak preview: Developer Economics 2013
[With only one week left till the end of our Developer Economics 2013 survey, Andreas Pappas offers a sneak preview into some preliminary...
SlashData Team
Oct 30, 20123 min read
Developer Economics 2013: Best practices for app development & marketing
[As we launch the Developer Economics 2013 online survey, Senior Analyst Andreas Pappas introduces Developer Economics 2013, the fourth...
SlashData Team
Oct 9, 20123 min read
Mobile platform wars: Winners and losers in 2012
[The game of ecosystems is in full bloom, with each player attempting to draw as many developers as possible around their platform. As we...
SlashData Team
Jul 9, 20127 min read
Developer Economics 2012 – The new app economy
[The latest Developer Economics report is now live – this is the third in the report series that set the standard for developer research...
SlashData Team
Jun 20, 20126 min read
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