Apple services set records in 2021
Apple compare some interesting data that its services have collected in 2021.
Income from the Apple Services category, where we include the App Store, Apple Pay, Apple Music, iCloud and a long number, they are already as important as selling iPhone or Mac. Apple just released new data on revenue in 2021, and the numbers have never been better.
Apple’s Senior Vice President of Services Eddy Cue left an interesting comment before moving on to the full report:
Apple’s world-class portfolio of services proved essential in 2021 as people around the world sought new ways to stay entertained, informed, connected and inspired. With more than 745 million paid subscriptions, Apple continues to connect the world’s developers, artists, and storytellers with users on more than 1 billion devices, delivering powerful tools, content, and experiences that profoundly enrich their lives every day.
The apple report reviews some important numbers of each of its services, which we are going to summarize in several main points.
App Store
The iPhone app store has had a 2021 full of successes:
- More of 600 million people of 175 countries visit the App Store weekly.
- The developers have sold more than $ 260 billion in digital goods and services since 2008.
- App Store digital goods and services set a new record in 2021.
- App Store revenue grew in double digits between Christmas Eve and New Years Eve 2021.
- Apple Arcade has surpassed the figure of 200 games no ads and no in-app purchases.
Apple Pay y Wallet
The contactless payment service for the iPhone and Apple Watch also grew in 2021.
- Apple Pay has almost 9,000 banking partners
- Apple Pay is available in almost 60 countries and regions.
- Colombia, Israel and Mexico are among the nine new new markets that joined in 2021.
- Last year they were used 30 million NFC entries in the Wallet app.
- Transit cards work in more than 200 cities.
Apple Music
Apple’s music service has been one of the most improved during 2021:
- More of 90 million songs available in lossless audio.
- Spatial audio with Dolby Atmos and support for dynamic head tracking have ushered in the next generation of sound.
- Last year millions of people asked Siri to play music, so Apple Music launched the Voice Plan.
- Apple Music leveraged the technology of Shazam to identify the creators featured in the thousands of popular DJ mixes available on the service so they can be compensated for their contributions.
- At the end of the year is coming the world’s best classical music streaming experience with Primephonic’s most beloved features.
iCloud
The service has always kept the important information of its users safe, updated and accessible through its devices. And in 2021 improvements have arrived:
- iCloud+, a new paid subscription, combines everything customers love about iCloud with powerful new security features like iCloud Private Relay or Hide My Mail.
Apple TV+
Apple still keeps the number of subscribers or watch hours a secret, but highlights how well Apple TV + is performing at the critical level.
- In its first two years, Apple TV + has increased its award nominations by 736 to date, with 190 wins, including Emmy Awards, Critics Choice Awards, or Golden Globes.
- The third season of “The Morning Show” will debut in 2022.
- The Apple TV app is available on devices from LG, Panasonic, Samsung, Sony, TCL, VIZIO, Amazon Fire TV and Roku, consoles such as PlayStation and Xbox. And in 2021 it was released on Android TV, Chromecast with Google TV, Sky Q and Sky Glass TV set-top boxes, and will soon launch on Comcast Xfinity set-top boxes.
Apple Books
Amid rumors about a new subscription service, Apple details some interesting facts:
- Apple Books includes more than 8 million books and audiobooks.
- More of 100 million people they use Apple Books per month.
The report also talks about other services like Apple Fitness + or Apple News +, which have also grown throughout the year and have included interesting improvements.
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