Apple Says China App Store Ecosystem Doubled to 4 Trillion Yuan in Five Years

The headline number matters less than the composition shift: a rising share of Chinese developers' revenue coming from overseas, and a commission-free majority of transactions, reframes the App Store's China business as an export channel rather than just a domestic toll booth. That framing carries weight in Beijing, where platform fees remain a regulatory talking point, and for developers weighing whether to build for China-first or export-first. Whether the overseas share keeps climbing — and how regulators read the commission-free claim — is the open question.