Apple announces record holiday sales on App Store


"2016 was a record-shattering year for the App Store, generating $20 billion for developers, and 2017 is off to a great start with Jan. 1 as the single biggest day ever on the App Store," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. "We want to thank our entire developer community for the many innovative apps they have created -- which together with our products -- help to truly enrich people's lives."

Apple sits out the annual consumer electronics extravaganza at CES, but it's not unusual for the company to still try to make a little noise. This year, Apple touted its bustling business on the App Store and big payouts to developers.