Today in Data: Mobile App News Breakdown

To be successful in today’s business arena, there’s little to no getting around not having some form of a mobile app. Through the use of mobile apps, both vendors and consumers are able to have a more streamlined experience.

From grocery store operators like Food Lion to Swedish FinTech Klarna Bank, Thailand-based Line and India mobile payment company Paytm, mobile apps as well as messaging services are being launched for consumers.

Here are the numbers:

500 million | Projected number of Paytm users within the next three years

225 million | Current amount of Paytm users prior to new messaging service launch at the end of August

30 million | Amount of Line on-demand taxi app users prior to Thailand launch

$250 | Amount of coupons offered through grocery operator Food Lion’s new mobile app

31 | Number of European markets P2P payment service Klarna Bank’s new mobile app Wavy enables for mobile money transfers