At Apple's World Wide Developer Conference on Monday, Tim Cook mentioned that there are now 34 million registered developers with the company's platform.
Developers are the lifeblood of the Apple ecosystem and it's important for the company to highlight their contributions. In May, Apple shared two studies showing how the App Store has created 2.2 million jobs in the United States.
Earnings from small developers have increased by 118 percent, and since 2019 these developers that earned less than one million per year with fewer than one million downloads.
In 2021, Apple revealed a new program for developers called Tech Talks. Consisting of online sessions, workshops, and discussions with Apple engineers, the two month program was essential to help developers stay updated with the newest Apple technologies.