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Mobile apps perform functions on mobile devices such as smartphones (Apple iPhone, Google Android, etc.), tablet computers, e-readers, wearable technology , and other handheld or wearable internet-enabled telecommunications/computing devices. Apps are very popular. As of March 2017, there were 2.8 million apps available for download at the Google Play store and 2.2 million apps available in the Apple’s App Store, according to Statista.com. More than 1.6 million software developers and programmers are employed in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Glance, an app developer, reports that about 19 million people worldwide are software developers, with 8.7 million of this group specializing in mobile apps. About 33 percent of all software developers work in Asia, 29.7 percent work in Europe, and 29.4 percent are employed in the United States and Canada.

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