San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) November 28, 2011

APPNATION (http://www.appnationconference.com/appnation3/), the leading executive conference and exposition focused on the burgeoning consumer applications economy, today released How Big Is the US App Economy? Estimates and Forecasts 2011 2015, a new report on the growth of the US app economy and the app-enabled life of US consumers who depend daily on the content and functionality of apps to ensure the efficiency, awareness and success of their life activities. The new report is timed to coincide with APPNATION III, the international executive-level conference and dynamic, cutting-edge expo that will take place November 30 December 1, 2011 at The Concourse at the San Francisco Design Center. APPNATION III will feature companies from across the apps value chain and will focus on social and mobile apps across all devices and platforms including PCs, smartphones, tablets, Internet-enabled televisions, portable games, peripherals and a range of other current and emerging connected devices.

The commercialization of apps created for smartphones, tablets, eReaders, iPod Touch and other app-capable devices including apps that live within Facebook and Internet-enabled TV, has given rise to the ballooning growth of the app economy, stated Drew Ianni, Founder and Chairman of APPNATION. Our new report explores and analyzes the app economy through two specific devices smartphones and tablets while also analyzing the virtual app economy within Facebook, as well as in-app advertising, app download revenues and app-enabled commerce including virtual goods.

Key findings from the report include: