The line chart illustrates the changes in market share of mobile applications over a five-year period.
From 2010 to 2014, the market shares of games and news applications increased, while there was a decrease in the percentage of educational applications and others. However, in 2012, there was a notable increase in the share of educational applications.
Firstly, the market share of games saw a significant increase from 2010 to 2014, despite a slight drop of 5% in 2014. This category recorded the highest market share during the period. In contrast, the percentage of educational applications remained low at just 5% between 2010 and 2012, but then gradually increased to 15%, resulting in a gain of 15 percentage points in market share. Additionally, news applications steadily increased by 10% throughout the period, while the ‘others’ category initially held steady at 5% before experiencing a sharp decline of 20%.
Overall, games represented the highest market share, while educational applications had the lowest. In contrast, news applications showed steady growth, while the ‘others’ category experienced a sharp decline.
In summary, over the five years, only the news category maintained a steady percentage, while games demonstrated the maximum growth, and both news and others exhibited notable increases and decreases.