Data.ai's State of Mobile 2023: global consumer app spending rose 3% YoY to $171B, non-game spending rose 11% YoY to $64B, and app downloads rose 1% YoY to 257B (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

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Data.ai’s State of Mobile 2023: global consumer app spending rose 3% YoY to $171B, non-game spending rose 11% YoY to $64B, and app downloads rose 1% YoY to 257B  —  After the app economy slowed for the first time ever in 2022, things picked up pace again over the past year.