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April 9, 2019

Key Insights About Mobile Web and Mobile App Shopping

Anna Hubbel, writer at AdvertiseMint, Facebook ads agency

Every marketer knows that the best way to reach an audience is through mobile. But which is better, mobile web or mobile app? Where do users spend more time and where are they more likely to make purchases?

According to a report by marketing analyst company Emarketer, total worldwide app revenues grew 63 percent year over year in 2018. App analytics platform App Annie also reported an increase to 18 billion hours in global time spent in shopping apps on Android devices. That’s a 45 percent jump from two years ago.

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In terms of mobile shopping overall, Emarketer says November 2018 accounted for the most time spent on mobile shopping ever. Additionally, sessions grew 65 percent worldwide from 2016 on Android. Mobile shopping sessions in the US grew 70 percent since 2016.

For a clearer picture of mobile shopping, Emarketer looks at Amazon’s app, which ranked third for number of monthly active users in 2018 for both iPhone and Android. Amazon was the only retailer included in the top 10 list of US apps. According to Emarketer, in 2018, Amazon’s mobile web audience was actually larger than that of the retailer’s app, with an average of 152 million unique monthly users. The app only averaged 112 million unique monthly users.

But what the Amazon app lacked in monthly users it made up for in engagement levels. Emarketer reports 85 percent of time spent on the app compared to only 15 percent spent on mobile web.

US consumers’ time spent in shopping apps has a strong positive correlation with increasing digital sales, according to App Annie. The correlation recorded between Q1 2014 and Q3 2018 was 0.97. This indicates that user experience has a strong influence on digital success.

“We forecast that US retail [mobile commerce] sales will reach $268.78 billion in 2019, up nearly 30 percent year over year,” predicts Emarketer. “By 2020, that figure will increase to $338.02 billion and account for nearly half of total US retail ecommerce sales.”

Retailers are getting better at encouraging mobile conversion, says Emarketer. As long as they continue improving their marketing tactics, they can drive successful mobile commerce results.


“Retailers must activate every phase of the marketing funnel to maximize customer lifetime value,” says Emarketer principal analyst Andrew Lipsman. “They can do so by using tactics such as explicitly communicating the value of their app, targeting the right customers through relevant channels, and directly incentivizing downloads, usage, and transactions with compelling discounts and promotions.”

By Anna Hubbel, writer at AdvertiseMint, best Facebook advertising agency

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Article by Anna Hubbel / ECommerce

About Anna Hubbel

Anna Hubbel is a contributing writer for AdvertiseMint. Anna writes about trending digital advertising topics, including news stories, how-to guides, and detailed marketing strategies. She works as a freelance writer, having written columns for OnStage Blog, a theater-themed website, as well as other blogs. She also has experience as a videographer, photographer, and web designer. Anna earned her bachelor’s degree in Communication from Saint Vincent College in 2014. She earned a Master of Arts degree in Communication, with a focus on organizational communication, from the College at Brockport in 2019.

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