Apple in its press release said that since the launch of the App Store in 2008, it has paid a total of $ 260 billion to developers, while in 2021 there were $ 60 billion in payments.
So in 2020 Apple paid a total of $ 200 billion, and, judging by the last three years, the dynamics are positive. According to the company's press release, payments for 2018 amounted to $ 120 billion, for 2019 - $ 155 billion.It turns out that since 2018 all total payments have more than doubled. Although the company had several antitrust lawsuits, plus a legal confrontation with Epic Game that continues to this day, as Apple appealed the court's decision. At the same time, she won the case against the creators of Fortnite on all counts: except for the point because of which, in general, the scandal erupted. It was about embedding links to other payment systems inside the application, bypassing the App Store payment system. Because there is a commission from all transactions within the App Store, which currently ranges from 15% to 30%, depending on the earnings of the application (the minimum rate if the earnings are up to $ 1 million per year).
The original production of content for the Apple TV also picked up steam. So, according to the company, original films and series were declared in 763 in various competitions and awards and won 190 victories. Here, too, it was not without calculations in the billions: the content of the Apple TV app is available on more than a billion devices. Among them:
popular smart TVs LG, Panasonic, Samsung, Sony, TCL, VIZIO and others;
Amazon Fire TV and Roku devices;
game consoles PlayStation and Xbox;
devices with Android TV;
Chromecast media players with Google TV;
Sky Q set-top boxes and more.
Also, according to the company's report, there are already about 90 million songs in the Lossless format in the Apple Music service. And, as Apple's senior vice president of services Eddie Cew said:
"With over 745 million paid subscriptions, Apple continues to connect developers, artists, and content creators with users on more than billions of devices, delivering powerful tools, content, and experiences that dramatically improve their lives every day."
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