Sanlo reports 81% of mobile gamers have visited a mobile web shop.

Sanlo survey says 81% of mobile gamers are aware of web shops

Sanlo reported its survey of mobile gamers found that 81% of them are aware of web shops that are alternatives to the Apple and Google app stores.

San Francisco-based Sanlo, a provider of web shops and other tools, found that 77% of more than 5,000 people surveyed said they have made purchases through them.

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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.