Jun 27, 2017

People will spend 3.5 trillion hours on mobile apps by 2021

If you thought people were glued to their smartphones already, just wait: App Annie projects that the total number of hours spent using mobile apps will rise to 3.5 trillion hours by 2021, up from the already considerable 1.6 trillion hours logged last year.

The average user in France spends just over 1.5 hours per day using mobile pass, compared to more than 3 hours per day in South Korea.

All that screen time adds up to lots of revenue in the form of app sales, in-app advertising and mobile transactions. Added together, App Annie says the mobile app economy drove $1.3 trillion in spending last year, a figure that should approach $6 trillion by 2021, again including app purchases, advertising and mobile purchases.

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Data: App Annie; Chart: Andrew Witherspoon / Axios

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Sara Fischer

HBO Max will lean into mobile viewing

Photo: Consumer Technology Association

The HBO Max team is looking at ways to make the streaming service more mobile-friendly than some of its subscription video competitors.

Why it matters: If AT&T can build an app that can successfully leans into mobile, it may be able to capture an audience that Netflix and Hulu have intentionally been less focused on, at least to date.

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Report details TikTok security vulnerabilities in 2019

Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios

TikTok patched multiple holes in its security at the end of 2019 that had left the video sharing app's accounts, videos and user information potentially exposed for most of the year, as detailed in a new report from cybersecurity research firm CheckPoint.

Why it matters: No personal data was found to be compromised, but this report provides some of the first in-depth details of security risks faced by TikTok — which is under the microscope as lawmakers criticize its Chinese ownership.

Go deeperJan 8, 2020

Sara Fischer

Quibi unveils "Turnstyle," its flagship mobile video format

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Quibi on Wednesday revealed a new mobile video technique called Turnstyle that allows mobile video consumers to seamlessly switch between watching the same video on their smartphones either vertically or horizontally.

Why it matters: The technology, which was demoed to reporters on Tuesday at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, is a huge part of what Quibi thinks will help differentiate its product from other mobile video experiences, like Snapchat or Instagram.

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