Karol Severin

Karol is MIDiA’s senior games analyst and VP of data. His key research areas cover the games value chain, strategy for developers, publishers and distributors, gamer psychology and behaviours as well as cross-entertainment opportunities.

The App Bubble Burst
The Coming App Economy Correction

Karol Severin and Martyn Davies

November 2014

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In May 2014 we warned about potential risks of the Superstar App Economy. Too few apps were taking most of the revenue. Investors funded huge marketing and development budgets in a bid to create mega hits,...

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The App Superstar Economy
Dissecting the Global App Store Marketplace

Karol Severin

July 2014

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Accelerating smartphone and tablet adoption around the world is supercharging an already buoyant app store economy. A combination of Apple’s tightly integrated ecosystem and Google’s aggressive marketing...

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