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Canalys research group estimates that half of all App store revenue from Apple and Google goes to just 25 developers. Pandora is the only non-game developer in the top 25.
There are over 700,000 apps available for Apple platforms and almost 200,000 publishers per 148apps.biz. Apps that charge on average generate $1.65 for a non-game app and $0.91 for a gaming app.
All of these metrics demonstrate the challenges for almost all other app developers and especially non-game ones to generate significant revenue and therefore profit.
