Google Play downloads are 60% higher than on iOS App Store, but Apple still rules on revenue

Google Play saw 60 percent more downloads than the iOS App Store last quarter, but iOS still brought in way more revenue.

Google Play’s download lead was just 25 percent in the equivalent quarter last year, but emerging markets, such as Brazil, Thailand, and India, have driven explosive growth in Google Play activity since then, according to a report from mobile research company App Annie. As smartphone adoption increases in these markets, the revenue gap between Google Play and iOS, which fell slightly to 60 percent last quarter, should continue to shrink.