In this keynote of the Native Summit in London, England Chris Heilmann of Mozilla shows current insights into the mobile space and challenges of the near future.
7. iOS controls most of the high-end device market
!
Android almost every other area
!
Windows Phone gains developer interest, but not users
Vision Mobile, Developer Economics Q3 2014: State of the Developer Nation
19. Programming languages,
Mobile app developers
HTML5
42
Vision Mobile, Developer Economics Q3 2014: State of the Developer Nation
Other
27
C#
23
Objective-C
24
C/C++
26
Java (Android)
38
20. 47% of iOS developers, 42% of Android developers
!
use something other than the native language
Vision Mobile, Developer Economics Q3 2014: State of the Developer Nation
22. Android iOS Windows Phone BlackBerry 10 Others
Platform priority
Vision Mobile, Developer Economics Q3 2014: State of the Developer Nation
13%
3%
10%
32%
42%
23. No of platform targets
Vision Mobile, Developer Economics Q3 2014: State of the Developer Nation
2.9
2.175
1.45
0.725
0
July 2013 July 2014
24. App revenue
Vision Mobile, Developer Economics Q3 2014: State of the Developer Nation
Haves
12%
Strugglers
19%
Poverty stricken
22%
Have nothings
47%
< $100
$10,000 …
$1000 … $10,000
$100 … $1000
25. Majority of app businesses not sustainable with current revenue
50% of iOS developers, 64% of Android developers
below the ‘app poverty line” of $500 per app per month
Vision Mobile, Developer Economics Q3 2014: State of the Developer Nation
26. Games dominate app store revenues,
yet most games developers struggle
!
33% of developers make games
57% of those games make less than $500 per month
Vision Mobile, Developer Economics Q3 2014: State of the Developer Nation
27. Target users
Vision Mobile, Developer Economics Q3 2014: State of the Developer Nation
70
52.5
35
17.5
0
Targets consumers Targets professionals Targets enterprise
28. Developers who target enterprises:
!
Twice as likely to be earning over $5k per app per month
Almost 3 times as likely to earn more than $25k per app per month.
Vision Mobile, Developer Economics Q3 2014: State of the Developer Nation
29. Third party tools are a critical part of successful app businesses
!
The more tools a developer uses, the more money they make
Vision Mobile, Developer Economics Q3 2014: State of the Developer Nation
32. Men Women
Guardian - Women taking the lead when it comes to mobile
App types & usage
50
37.5
25
12.5
0
Health Entertainment Lifestyle Social networking Games
37. An ebbing rush of apps…
https://www.comscore.com/Insights/Press-Releases/2014/8/comScore-s-US-Mobile-App-Report-Available-for-
Download
http://qz.com/253618/most-smartphone-users-download-zero-apps-per-month/
41. Facebook is by far the top app, with
115.4 million unique visitors in June.
With 160 million total US app users,
that’s 72% penetration.
http://qz.com/253527/these-are-the-25-most-popular-mobile-apps-in-america/
“
42. Google is the top mobile app
publisher. Its apps represent nos. 2, 3,
4, 6, 7, and 16. “
http://qz.com/253527/these-are-the-25-most-popular-mobile-apps-in-america/
43. There are no games in the top 25.
This is not a mistake: … (games are)
closer to 10 million unique visitors—
probably because games tend to spike
in popularity and then decline.
http://qz.com/253527/these-are-the-25-most-popular-mobile-apps-in-america/
“
44. Netflix is the top app that requires a
subscription. Its 28 million unique
visitors represent more than 75% of its
US streaming subscriber base,
including trial members.
http://qz.com/253527/these-are-the-25-most-popular-mobile-apps-in-america/
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45. In other words,
people are already busy
(or addicted)…
Like, follow, upvote,!
comment, connect,!
endorse, watch !
movie, fill survey,!
follow, ban, invite,!
try out, click, !
download, upload,!
verify…!
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Firefox OS
1.0 GHz processor
128 MB RAM
expandable memory of up to 4GB.
Dual-SIM
Bluetooth
Wi-Fi
64. The Spice Fire One Mi – FX 1
2,299 Rupees ~ 29 Euro
1 GHz processor, 2.5 G connectivity,
8.89 cm HVGA capacitive touch
screen and 1.3MP primary camera
+ 0.3 MP front camera.