Google Play dominates the App Store in Southeast Asia

Research firm App Annie has conducted research and reports that the Android platform in some regions has a huge advantage over Apple, particularly in Southeast Asia. Most likely, the superiority of Google Play over the App Store is provided by the overwhelming dominance of Google-based mobile devices in this region. The research firm claims that the games in this region are the most downloaded applications on both platforms. It is also claimed that this category of applications continues to show explosive growth, 45% per year. The latest report, which focuses on Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, says that the region’s market could beat the $ 30 billion mark this year.







But when it comes to monetization, iOS holds the lead, and shows 1.3 times more revenue than Google in the markets of five countries over the past year. Malaysia is the only country where Google Play revenues came in first place.

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While, on average, downloads are four times higher than the App Store, the biggest difference in Indonesia, where Google Play is nine times larger.



The growth in revenues from mobile games was even more active than the growth in downloads. According to App Annie, Vietnam and Malaysia show the highest growth rates: 150 and 115 percent, respectively.