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Business of Apps Data Extractor

Extracts structured app market data tables from Business of Apps, a comprehensive resource for app industry statistics, rankings, and market analysis.

Overview

This skill fetches data tables containing:

• Most Popular Apps: Download rankings by platform (iOS, Android), category (social, games, entertainment, etc.), and time period
• App Revenue: Global app revenue statistics by year
• Category Rankings: Top apps in specific categories like social, games, music, shopping, etc.

Available Functions

fetch_page

Fetch all tables from a specific data page.

Parameters:

• data_path (string, required): Path to the data page

Example:

{
    "function": "fetch_page",
    "data_path": "most-popular-apps"
}

Returns:

{
    "success": true,
    "url": "https://www.businessofapps.com/data/most-popular-apps/",
    "tables": [
        {
            "id": "footable_92706",
            "title": "most popular apps",
            "columns": ["App", "Downloads (mm)"],
            "data": [
                {"App": "ChatGPT", "Downloads (mm)": "770"},
                {"App": "TikTok", "Downloads (mm)": "644"},
                ...
            ],
            "row_count": 15,
            "source_url": "..."
        },
        ...
    ],
    "table_count": 51,
    "total_rows": 500
}

get_popular_apps

Get most popular apps tables, optionally filtered by category.

Parameters:

• category (string, optional): Category filter (e.g., 'social', 'games', 'music')

Example:

{
    "function": "get_popular_apps",
    "category": "social"
}

Returns:

{
    "success": true,
    "url": "https://www.businessofapps.com/data/most-popular-apps/",
    "tables": [
        {
            "id": "footable_79375",
            "title": "Most Popular Social Apps 2025",
            "columns": ["App", "Downloads (mm)"],
            "data": [
                {"App": "TikTok", "Downloads (mm)": "644"},
                {"App": "Instagram", "Downloads (mm)": "521"},
                ...
            ],
            "row_count": 10
        }
    ],
    "table_count": 1,
    "category_filter": "social"
}

get_app_revenue

Get app revenue statistics.

Example:

{
    "function": "get_app_revenue"
}

Returns:

{
    "success": true,
    "url": "https://www.businessofapps.com/data/app-revenue/",
    "tables": [
        {
            "id": "footable_76578",
            "title": "App and game revenues 2016 to 2025 ($bn)",
            "columns": ["Year", "Revenue ($bn)"],
            "data": [
                {"Year": "2016", "Revenue ($bn)": "43.5"},
                {"Year": "2017", "Revenue ($bn)": "58.1"},
                ...
            ],
            "row_count": 10
        }
    ],
    "table_count": 1
}

list_pages

List all available data pages on the site.

Example:

{
    "function": "list_pages"
}

Returns:

{
    "success": true,
    "pages": [
        {"name": "Benchmarks", "path": "app-benchmarks", "url": "..."},
        {"name": "Reports", "path": "app-reports", "url": "..."},
        {"name": "Sectors", "path": "app-sectors", "url": "..."},
        ...
    ],
    "page_count": 5
}

Data Categories

Available categories for get_popular_apps include:

• social - Social networking apps (TikTok, Instagram, etc.)
• games - Mobile games
• entertainment - Entertainment apps (Spotify, Netflix, etc.)
• music - Music streaming and audio apps
• shopping - E-commerce apps (Amazon, Temu, etc.)
• food - Food delivery and restaurant apps
• travel - Travel and transportation apps
• education - Educational apps (Duolingo, etc.)
• dating - Dating apps (Tinder, Bumble, etc.)
• health - Health and fitness apps
• finance - Financial and payment apps
• business - Business and productivity apps
• ai - AI-powered apps (ChatGPT, etc.)

Data Format

All table data is returned as structured arrays with:

• id: Unique table identifier
• title: Human-readable table title/category
• columns: Array of column names
• data: Array of row objects (keyed by column name)
• row_count: Number of data rows
• source_url: Original page URL

Notes

• Data is scraped directly from rendered HTML tables
• Tables are powered by the Ninja Tables WordPress plugin
• Download numbers are in millions ("mm" suffix)
• Revenue figures are in billions USD
• Data is updated regularly by Business of Apps

Error Handling

Returns structured error responses:

{
    "success": false,
    "error": "HTTP 404",
    "url": "...",
    "tables": []
}

Common errors:

• Missing required parameters
• Invalid data path
• HTTP errors (timeout, 404, etc.)
• Network connectivity issues