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According to Apple, the App Store now supports more than 330,000 jobs in the UK, an increase of more than 10 percent over the past year! Developers across the UK generated to date more than £3.6 billion in total earnings – growing 22 percent in 2020 from the previous year. That trend echoed across Europe, where the IOS app economy grew to support 1.7 million jobs – a 7 percent increase since 2019. The UK leads Europe in IOS app developer jobs, with Germany and France estimated to each host over 250,000 jobs.

Growth in the UK was driven by the innovations of UK developers, whose apps users relied on during the pandemic for learning, working out, keeping track of their health, and staying connected and entertained. People used workout apps like One You Couch to 5K and fitness plan app Fiit, and sleep app Sleepiest Sleep

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