Can the app stores sustain 5.5 million developers?
In our latest report, App Economy Forecasts 2015 – 2017, we estimate the number of mobile developers in 2014 at 5.5 million. Demand for...
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Prize winners from the Oct/Nov 2014 DE survey
We’ve just finished the draw of prize winners from our latest Developer Economics survey (October/November 2014). The free report with...
New Segmentation report just out
We’re happy to announce the launch of our new Developer Segmentation report! What’s new: On top of comparing and profiling segments, our...
3D Printing: The 3rd Dimension of Mobile Marketing
In the past couple of years, no other technology has raised more expectations about the future and the way that it will affect our lives...
The kingmakers of the Internet of Things
[Communities of developers play a key role in shaping the future of Internet of Things. For the first time we have the data to understand...
The 3 key Apple Watch features that nobody talks about. Yet.
[If Apple wants to create a new, large product category out of smart watches, they need to create mass-market demand for their new...
Uber API launch validates the “Gurley scenario”
[With the release of Uber’s API, their ploy to achieve world domination has just gotten a lot more probable. The Uber API allows...
Will developers stop playing the app lottery?
[How long will developers be loyal to ecosystems that seemingly set them up for failure? The odds are clearly stacked against developers...
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...
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...
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...
Latest Developer Economics report just published!
We just published the new Developer Economics Q3 2014 report – this is the 7th report in our research series! The full report is...
