Revenue Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

ARM revenue jumps thanks to Apple, Samsung

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 1st, 2012)

Everyone knows that Apple did exceptionally well in the 2011 calendar year. Its revenues are up, its cash reserves are about to break the US$100 billion mark and its stock price is hovering around $455. This boom is not only beneficial for Apple, but, as Electronista points out, it's also a ...

What's a retail employee worth to Apple?

by Michael Grothaus (Dec 12th, 2011)

Every time you walk into an Apple store and are greeted by one of those friendly badged employees you might see someone who wants to help you with your question or grab you the latest Apple product, but when Apple looks at that same employee they see 320,000 George Washingtons. That's right, ...

iOS game revenue survey: 50% of App Store games make less than $3k

by Mike Schramm (Sep 29th, 2011)

Developer Owen Goss (the mind behind Landformer and Baby's Musical Hands) has spent the last few weeks or so putting together a really comprehensive survey on revenue for iOS games and apps, all based on answers from 252 actual iOS developers. He's shared the results on his blog, and they're ...

Report: In-app purchases a strong source of iOS app revenue

by Steven Sande (Sep 22nd, 2011)

iOS app developers who are looking to make big bucks on the App Store should consider using the in-app purchase model, according to a recently published study from Distimo. In-app purchases are a huge source of revenue, accounting for a whopping 72 percent of all App Store revenues. That ...

360iDev: How to make money from a free app

by Mike Schramm (Sep 12th, 2011)

Developer Brian Robbins from Riptide Games gave a fascinating talk today about the apparent paradox of trying to make money off of a free app on Apple's App Store. Originally the App Store had only the two choices of a free or paid release. More recently, developers have a bevy of options for ...

Apple is tops in retail dollars per square foot across US stores

by Mike Schramm (Aug 24th, 2011)

A site called RetailSails has done an analysis of the top global moneymaking retailers per square feet of store space, and guess who comes out on top? That's right, it's Apple, who reportedly picks up over $5600 a year per every square foot of retail store space. There is some confusion and ...

Apple surpasses Lenovo in China sales

by Mike Schramm (Aug 18th, 2011)

Not only are Mac sales going gangbusters in Asia, but the units moving over there have kicked Apple up a notch: The company has overtaken Lenovo for sales in the region. In terms of revenue, PC maker Lenovo (which has been growing rapidly in China and the surrounding region), pulls in about ...

Freemium items may make money for devs, but aren't kept by consumers

by Mike Schramm (Aug 17th, 2011)

The developers behind the iOS game Hungry Shark recently released some statistics showing just how powerful the freemium model (in which customers download an app or game for free, and then support it with in-app purchases) can be. While the game floundered as a paid app, it's gotten much more ...

Apple passes Nokia on its way to the top of the smartphone market

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 21st, 2011)

Nokia is on a downward slide. The Finnish handset maker announced its quarterly earnings today and confirmed it shipped 16.7 million smartphones in the most recent quarter. This drop now puts Nokia in third place behind Apple and Samsung. Apple has risen to the top of the smartphone market ...

Apple Q3 2011 earnings released: Impressive, most impressive. (Updated)

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 19th, 2011)

Apple hit another home run in the third quarter of 2011. Total revenue for the quarter reached US$28.57 billion, as compared to $15.70 billion in the same quarter last year. Earnings per diluted share were $7.79, as compared to $3.51 last year. Net profit reached a staggering $7.31 B. All of ...

Free-to-play overtakes premium games revenue in the App Store

by Mike Schramm (Jul 7th, 2011)

The latest blog post from Flurry reports that free-to-play revenue has overtaken premium revenue in Apple's App Store. I think this was pretty much a guarantee at some point in the future, though it's happening probably a little sooner than most expected. Free-to-play gaming, where a game ...

Annual revenue per iOS user estimated at $150

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 1st, 2011)

We all know that Apple's iOS devices are popular. Surveys and analyst predictions place Apple at or near the top in the smartphone, tablet and media player market. That's great for headlines, but what does it mean for Apple's bottom line? Horace Dediu of Asymco did some fancy figuring and ...

Apple's Asia-Pacific profits reportedly soaring

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 28th, 2011)

Apple might be growing in the US thanks to brisk sales of the MacBook Air and the expansion of the iPhone 4 to Verizon Wireless, but in Asia-Pacific, the Cupertino company is exploding. Over the past five years, Apple's revenue has climbed from US$14 billion in 2005 to $64 billion in 2010. ...

iPhone said to be tops in worldwide revenue

by Mel Martin (Apr 21st, 2011)

Pretty impressive. The young upstart iPhone (just about 4 years old) has just dethroned Nokia in revenue. That's the word from Strategy Analytics today, as the research firm looked at mobile phone revenues from January through March. Nokia has been a consistent revenue leader around the world ...

Apple announces record revenue for 2nd quarter FY11

by Michael Rose (Apr 20th, 2011)

Ahead of today's 5 PM conference call, Apple released its earnings report for the second quarter of fiscal 2011 (otherwise known as the first calendar quarter). Profit number: $5.99B in the quarter. Total revenue for the quarter is US$24.6 billion, versus 13.5B year-over-year. Earnings per ...