iPad app downloads have grown year on year for the first time since 2013Downloads were driven by "a surge in use and adoption of the device during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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iPad app downloads saw a massive spike in Q1 of 2020.
Sensor Tower says apps passed 1.1 billion downloads worldwide and $2 billion in spending.
It would mark the first quarter of year on year growth in the market since Q4 of 2013.
A report from Sensor Tower suggests that iPad app downloads have spiked sharply due to COVID-19.
A blog post states:
Driven by a surge in use and adoption of the device during the COVID-19 pandemic, quarterly first-time downloads of apps for Apple's iPad surpassed 1.1 billion worldwide in Q1 2020, marking the first year-over-year growth in this metric since the fourth quarter of 2013 and a 40 percent increase from Q1 2019. At the same time, Sensor Tower Store Intelligence data reveals that quarterly global consumer spending in iPad apps saw its largest Y/Y increase since Q4 2014 at 16 percent, while crossing the $2 billion thresh...
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iPad app downloads have grown year on year for the first time since 2013
