Developers have earned $17 billion in App Store in China

Almaty. December 4. Silkroadnews - Developers have earned $17 billion in App Store in China, Euronews channel reported.
“Apple Inc’s chief executive Tim Cook said developers using its platform in China number 1.8 million and have earned a total 112 billion yuan (£12.6 billion), representing roughly a quarter of total global App Store earnings,” the report said.
Reportedly this year Apple said the developers have earned around $70 billion in the App Store. Apple faced criticism from local users and human rights groups that the company complied with the requirements of cyber-regulators in China and this year decided to remove hundreds of applications from its Chinese store, including messaging applications and virtual private network (VPN) services that help Chinese users circumvent censorship.
Apple views China as the third largest region in terms of sales. Despite in recent years the company has lost its market share to high-quality phones from local manufacturers it hopes to regain its position after release of iPhone 8 and iPhone X in November this year.