---
title: "TechCrunch: App stores saw record revenue and downloads in Q1 2017"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/208c1c40-4318-4279-a661-cf105ed7e6f1
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/techcrunch-app-stores-saw-record-revenue-and-downloads-in-q1-2017-11993
category: "Technology"
topics: ["Technology","Finance & M&A"]
published: 2017-04-27T15:10:10.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T03:13:15.401Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/d858b52ac4c7f6786eb2d4744a7af3b38945.jpg
---

# TechCrunch: App stores saw record revenue and downloads in Q1 2017

**TL;DR:** App stores saw record revenue and downloads in Q1 2017, driven by growth in China and iOS adoption. Downloads grew by 15 percent to reach nearly 25 billion worldwide, while consumer spend grew 45 percent to $15 billion.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-04-27. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/techcrunch-app-stores-saw-record-revenue-and-downloads-in-q1-2017-11993).*

## Story

Mobile apps saw a record number of downloads in the first quarter of the year. According to a recent TechCrunch article, downloads grew by 15 percent to reach nearly 25 billion worldwide across both iOS and Android operating systems.

Consumer spend also grew 45 percent reaching $15 billion across iOS and Android worldwide.

These numbers come from app store analytics firm App Annie which attributes this growth to China’s impact and its growth on iOS.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- General (sector)
- China (location)
- app store revenue (topic)
- mobile app downloads (topic)
- ios adoption (topic)
- china growth (topic)

---
Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/techcrunch-app-stores-saw-record-revenue-and-downloads-in-q1-2017-11993). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/208c1c40-4318-4279-a661-cf105ed7e6f1).