Report: Mobile internet to $700B revenue by 2017, >$47B M&A and >$14B investment in last 12 months

July 23, 2014 - PRLog -- London, UK, July 23^rd, 2014 – Mobile internet advisory firm Digi-Capital forecasts mobile internet will grow >3x to $700B by 2017, driven by mCommerce (>$500B), consumer apps (>$70B), enterprise mobility (>$50B) and mobile web advertising (>$40B), as detailed in its new Mobile Internet Investment Review Q2 2014 (read free 43 page summary at http://www.slideshare.net/timmerel/digicapital-mobile-apps-investment-review-q1-2014-executive-summary, or download it and the full 498 page Review at www.digi-capital.com/reports).



High points are:

- Mobile internet revenue to grow >3x to $700B by 2017F driven by mCommerce, in-app purchases and App as a Service

- mCommerce growth to >$500B sales by 2017F driven by Asia, America and Europe (almost half in Asia)

- Consumer apps growth to >$70B revenue by 2017F with non-games apps to double revenue share from 26% to 51%

- Mobile internet investment record >$14B in last 12 months

- Mobile internet M&A record >$47B in the last 12 months (>$28B excluding Facebook/WhatsApp)

- Varying investment potential across Investment Quadrants with >20 “billion dollar” companies already

- Mobile internet public and private company relative valuations vary significantly across sectors

- Deep metrics understanding enables data driven approach to mobile internet investment and growth

The Review also explores how to profit from all these big numbers, with clear opportunities in Digi-Capital's mobile internet Investment Quadrants. An overview (including quotes), the Review executive summary, and all infographics in .png format are in the media room at https://www.dropbox.com/sh/6xt4eyicraekeut/AABV6uT4wVONcXElhcjYunY2a

About Digi-Capital: Digi-Capital advises mobile internet, games and digital clients across America, China, Japan, South Korea and Europe.

Contact Information

Tim Merel, Managing Director

Email: tim dot merel @ digi-capital.com