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 HOW AND WHY APP LOCALIZATION  IS IMPORTANT?

HOW AND WHY APP LOCALIZATION IS IMPORTANT?

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 HOW AND WHYAPP LOCALIZATION

 IS IMPORTANT?

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There has  been  immense of  hard work  put   in  by  thedevelopers   in   making   an   app.   Designing,   coding,strategizing, testing, debugging, some more debugging,porting;   and   then   the   app   is   ready   to   be   publishedacross the globe to maximum number of app stores. 

But with one major issue pertaining to the app and allthe supporting marketing material of the app­ the appis either in one language or probably two. 

If this is what stands correct in your case, then you arecertainly missing out on a major opportunity of earninggood revenues. We will definitely let you know why.

Today,   the   prime   goal   of   every   app   developer   is   toencounter   maximum   number   of   downloads   for   theirapp, which will then allow the app to grab a place inthe top charts. 

If   we   go   by   the   numbers,   it   takes   almost  40,000downloads per day  to hit the Top 25 chart. Now, thereare over  1 million apps in the app stores,  all  togethermaking  tremendous efforts   to  boost  app visibility  andthereby encounter highest number of downloads. 

Due to this, the app stores are witnessing a bottlenecksituation which has led to the evolution of ASO followingto   which,  Mobile   App   Localization  has   become   theneed of the hour for the developers. 

Today, more and more Mobile App Multilingual Servicesare emerging in the market.

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Let us fetch some engrossing insights on mobileapp localization which will help us understand theimportance   of   releasing   the   app   in   multiplelanguages.

• Korea,   China   and   other   East   Asian   countriesprefer to download apps in Chinese. They infactmakeup   the   largest   portion   of   app   downloadactivity behind the U.S.

• According to 2011 data, the U.S. only made up34% of the iOS global revenue share. While theremaining 66% of the revenue comes from therest of the world.

• According   to   the   data   released   by   Flurry,Chinahas overtook the U.S. to become the topsmart device market (in terms of the number ofactive iOS and Android smart device, includingboth smartphones and tablets) in the world.

• According  to a  report   released by App Annierecently, Japanhas surpassed the U.S. and is nowthe number one country in terms of GooglePlayrevenue. This is the first time in history that the U.S.did not rank as the top country on Google Playin   terms   of   revenue.   Since   January   2012,   theGoogle Play revenue in the U.S. has only growntwice while the revenue in Japan has increasedby 10 times!

• According to the research, revenue generatedby   freemium   apps   has   grown   more   than   4Xduring the last 24 months for iOS apps and more

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than   3.5X   in   2012   for   Google   Play   apps.   Andamong different countries, Japanand China arethe growth leaders for freemium revenues.

• According to a research by Distimo, Localizationincreases   downloads   by   128%   on   Average   foriPhone   apps.   It   also   suggested   that   users   inChina,  Japan and South  Korea have a  strongpreference  for   local   language when choosingapps. This  research has proved that, Apps thatsupport the native language dominate the Topcharts.

• According to Google report, there are 1.5 millionandroid devices activated on daily bases out ofwhich a large majority of these are believed tobe in language other than English. More to that,the Android apps are downloaded every day bypeople from 190 countries.

• While   it   is   South   Korea,   Hong   Kong,   Taiwan,United   States,   Singapore,   Sweden,   Israel,Denmark,  Netherlands  and Norway   that   makethe Top10 countries with the highest downloadsper capita,   there are only 4.9% of  apps  in  theAndroid App store that have been localized forat least one specific country.

If these factuals aren’t enough, we have one more tomake you believe. The fact  is, 90% of the apps  in theTop 20 of each country's App Store are  localized.  It   isproven   that   users   are   overwhelmingly   downloadingapps in their own language.

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It is evident that App Localization is extremely importantfor the developers as it leverages the success they arecuriously   looking   for.   Localize   your   app   in   maximumlanguages and let maximum number of people accessyour app in their preferred language. 

The more number of downloads the better the scope ofwitnessing   increase   in   revenue   earnings.   If   you   arelooking   for   an   experienced   mobile   app   marketingcompany, then opt for AppN2o. 

It provides the best Mobile App Multilingual Services foriPhone and Android App developers  with  a  seamlessprocess.