App Annie noted huge growth in business apps in 2020.

App Annie: Mobile game and app spending will grow 25% to $112 billion in 2020

Mobile game and app spending will grow 25% to $112 billion in 2020, according to year-end estimates from mobile data and analytics researcher App Annie.

This shows that big companies, brands, and game makers have to focus on mobile in order to ensure their future growth. It’s no surprise that mobile grew in a year when COVID-19 gripped the world and transformed our lives. But it’s enlightening that gamers and other consumers turned to mobile devices when they were stuck at home and had access to other devices such as consoles and PCs. That’s a testament to the convenience of mobile, said Amir Ghodrati, the director of market insights at App Annie, said in an interview with GamesBeat.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.