According to a report by Distimo, the top 5 fastest growing countries in terms of iPhone apps revenue are namely Japan, Russia, China, Taiwan and Thailand. While most developers should be aware of the booming markets in Japan and China (we’ve already discussed the strong growth in Asia in a previous blog post), Russia, being the 2nd fastest growing country with a strong year-on-year growth of 115%, is definitely a market that developers should keep an eye on. It

The Rise of iPhone App Markets in Asia According to Distimo, (a mobile app store analytics company) reports that the rise of the mobile app markets in Asia has not shown any signs of slowing down since 2012 and the region is still growing at a very high pace. According to their research, 5 out of the 10 fastest growing countries in terms of revenue generated in the Apple App Store for iPhone are still countries in Asia, namely Japan, China,

During WWDC 2012, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced that the App Store would expand its presence into 32 new countries, bringing the total number of available countries to 155. The 32 new countries that have already been added to the App Store’s country selection page include: Albania, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Fiji, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritania, Federated States of Micronesia, Mongolia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Palau, Papua New Guinea, São