App Annie: Google Play downloads topped 19B in Q4 2017, surpassing Apple's App Store by 145%; App Store had $11.5B consumer spend, surpassing Play by 95% (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
App Annie: Google Play downloads topped 19B in Q4 2017, surpassing Apple's App Store by 145%; App Store had $11.5B consumer spend, surpassing Play by 95%  —  Smartphone adoption in emerging markets just delivered the highest number of app downloads Google Play has ever seen in a quarter.

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