App Store tops 1.5 billion downloads in first year
Following the Apple App Store’s 1-year anniversary this past Saturday, Apple has just released the official numbers encompassing the on-device portal’s performance through the first year of operation. To be quite frank, they speak for themselves:
- Over 65,000 apps
- Over 100,000 developers
- Over 1,500,000,000 downloads
The App Store, now available in 77 countries, is only available on two different devices of course — the iPhone and the iPod touch. With combined sales of around 40 million units at this point, each device is responsible for an average of 37.5 downloads and each app has been downloaded an average of about 23,077 times. Long story short… Apple crushed it.
tell me when canadians can use itunes cards to purchase apps on the store… then maybe ill be interested zzz.
Speaking on android app catalog….. How does one look it over to see what’s available if you don’t have an android phone… yet
Posted from BGR Mobile (iPhone) at: Cincinnati United States
@TimTim,
On vacation in the woods and mountains. Too bad there was no iPhone when I went to pldc. Navigating using google earth and maps rocks
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how can blackberry count the apps? its not locked down to the app world anyone can host an app!
@Nathan,
All bb data traffic goes through bb’s servers
Posted from BGR Mobile (iPhone) at: Lake Ariel United States
I have an iphone as does my wife, my 2 year old likes to use it and I encourage him to, as I encourage him to play with the computer. We also go outside and play whiffel ball and go on the slides. Why would I care if Walmart sells the iphone? I appriciate what soldiers do for this country, but I don’t think you should steriotype everyone who has an iphone as people wholive in the basement I just bought a house have a good job and a family and I am even college edumacated
Wow…y’all are really getting pressed over some silly stats.
1.) Maverick. I have to agree, it did sound like you were describing an Android handset for a minute, LOL.
2.) Why does it care how many apps have been DOWNLOADED. I can download a single app 100 times over. Does that mean it’s actually good? It’s been stated that compared to Android users. They have less downloads, but yet they keep their apps longer. I’d choose quality of quantity any day.
3.) For the non Appleheads. Why CAN’T Appleheads and enthusiasts alike celebrate this accomplishment. No matter how they achieved the feat, they achieved it.
I thought these were adults on here. But clearly it seems to be lots of prepubescent kids. Shame.
Clearly Apple store is ruling the roost in application arena… There is no one even near to it to compete.Nokia, RIM, Palm and Android all wanted to replicate App Store. Verizon is also toying with the idea by announcing its own APP store… But getting large number of developers and building the software is not bread and butter.. Catch App Store if you can!!
i wonder if they are counting re-downloaded apps.
Its really awesome friends…… iphone is rocking since its launch. Its totally unbelievable for me and many of you because 1.5 billion is really a big achievement for Apple. i only say that iphone is really awesome device
Wow, what a bitchy comment. Do you even realize what a little bitch you sound like? Re-read what you wrote, and remember how much time and hate you poured into such a mediocre gag. Stop embarrassing yourself.
You’re all just jealous.
I don’t need an iPhone to fart.