In 2021, gaming apps for Android devices generated more than ** billion U.S. dollars from users worldwide. Social apps were the second-most popular app category for global Android users based on consumer spending, with *** billion U.S. dollars in consumer spending. Mobile entertainment saw around *** billion U.S. dollars in app spending in the examined year via the Google Play Store.
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