Moving forward in the current trend, it is estimated that India will surpass the US to become the world’s second largest smartphone market this year. The global mobile market report from Newzoo states that only 16% of the Indian population is using smartphones. This figure is growing at a faster pace as the low-tier Indian cities are also evolving in terms of smartphone usage.

IDC reports that India will spearhead the next phasein the growth for smartphone market. The availability of cheaper smartphones has paved its way to the growth of the mobile app industry. The online retail market in India was hyped up by the Indian Mobile App industry until now.At present, the Indian mobile app industry is the 5th largest in the world by the Nasscom-AppAnnie report. This remains imperative as mobile games are now the driving force of the Indian mobile app industry.