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Apple fights India antitrust claims by boasting how much developers have been paid
Apple has highlighted that developers in India earned $5.31 billion from the App Store in 2024, but makes the real headline be just how little developers have had to pay Apple itself.Indian developers earned $5.31 billion in 2024 — image credit: AppleApple has occasionally promoted how much money developers make from the App Store — in 2018 it said they'd earned $100 billion since the store opened, and then in 2019 the total was $120 billion. It's now singled out a study that reports Indian developers earned $5.31 billion from Apple during 2024 — but it's really saying that as part of its defence against accusations of anti-competitive practices."The App Store has been an economic miracle for developers in India and all around the world, and we're thrilled to support their work," Tim Cook said in a statement. "This study underlines the power of India's incredibly vibrant app economy." Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
Apple has highlighted that developers in India earned $5.31 billion from the App Store in 2024, but makes the real headline be just how little developers have had to pay Apple itself.
Indian developers earned $5.31 billion in 2024 — image credit: Apple
Apple has occasionally promoted how much money developers make from the App Store — in 2018 it said they'd earned $100 billion since the store opened, and then in 2019 the total was $120 billion. It's now singled out a study that reports Indian developers earned $5.31 billion from Apple during 2024 — but it's really saying that as part of its defence against accusations of anti-competitive practices.
"The App Store has been an economic miracle for developers in India and all around the world, and we're thrilled to support their work," Tim Cook said in a statement. "This study underlines the power of India's incredibly vibrant app economy."
Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
Indian developers earned $5.31 billion in 2024 — image credit: Apple
Apple has occasionally promoted how much money developers make from the App Store — in 2018 it said they'd earned $100 billion since the store opened, and then in 2019 the total was $120 billion. It's now singled out a study that reports Indian developers earned $5.31 billion from Apple during 2024 — but it's really saying that as part of its defence against accusations of anti-competitive practices.
"The App Store has been an economic miracle for developers in India and all around the world, and we're thrilled to support their work," Tim Cook said in a statement. "This study underlines the power of India's incredibly vibrant app economy."
Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
