Google Play sees 67% increase in revenue in first half of 2013

Google’s market for Android applications, the Google Play store, saw huge increases in revenue in the first half of 2013, according to the latest report from app analytics company Distimo. The report saw Google Play’s revenue increase by 67 percent in the past six months, while Apple’s App Store revenue grew by just 15 percent.

Even with this large gain, Apple still pulled in double the overall revenue when compared to Google Play. In a previous report, Google Play claimed 25 percent of the combined revenue, but now accounts for 33 percent of the combined revenue across both platforms.

Google Play’s gain was due mostly to large growth in Japan and South Korea.