Top App Revenue Grows 21% in August

When it comes to money, while the list may seem a lot like that for July, the numbers are far from it!

YouTube raked the most net revenue in the U.S. across both stores, with a whopping $65M take, according to our estimates. It also led the App Store with the same amount since it's monetizing directly on Google Play. Dating-destination Tinder was right behind it, followed by ESPN, which had a solid month.

The rest of the list, which included streamers, more dating, and Pandora, more or less matched July's. The only noticeable difference is the absence of Twitch, which saw a slight bump in U.S. revenue in August, but not enough to rank.

[tweet]Together, the top 10 apps earned $374M of net revenue (that's after the stores take their fee) from the App Store and Google Play in the U.S., according to our estimates. That's a whopping 21% increase over July's $309M.[/tweet]

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