Chinese app stores had 2.78M total apps by October, down from 4.52M at the end of 2018, a 38.5% drop amid the government's new data laws and clean-up campaigns (Jane Zhang/South China Morning Post)

Jane Zhang / South China Morning Post:
Chinese app stores had 2.78M total apps by October, down from 4.52M at the end of 2018, a 38.5% drop amid the government's new data laws and clean-up campaigns  —  Chinese app stores had just 2.78 million apps in October, down from 4.52 million in December 2018 The biggest declines came this year …