Apple: 2 Billion App Downloads and Other Mind-Boggling Numbers
10:11 am, September 28th, 2009, Leander Kahney
Apple's App Store has seen 2 billion downloads in just 15 months. Image brazenly stolen from 9to5Mac.com: http://www.9to5mac.com/app-store-2-billion-downloads
The number of apps downloaded from the App Store has passed a cool 2 billion, Apple said on Monday.
That’s means the App Store is growing like a weed. In late April, Apple announced the App Store hit one billion downloads, and 1.5 billion three months later in July — on the store’s first birthday.
The latest 500,000,000 mark took just two-and-a-half months to hit. That means about 6 million apps are being downloaded EVERY DAY. That’s a pretty mind-boggling number.
In addition, the number of apps is now 85,000 from 125,000 developers, Apple’s press release said.
Apple’s full press release after the jump:
Apple’s App Store Downloads Top Two Billion
More Than 85,000 Apps Now Available for iPhone & iPod touch
CUPERTINO, California—September 28, 2009—Apple® today announced that more than two billion apps have been downloaded from its revolutionary App Store, the largest applications store in the world. There are now more than 85,000 apps available to the more than 50 million iPhone™ and iPod touch® customers worldwide and over 125,000 developers in Apple’s iPhone Developer Program.
“The rate of App Store downloads continues to accelerate with users downloading a staggering two billion apps in just over a year, including more than half a billion apps this quarter alone,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “The App Store has reinvented what you can do with a mobile handheld device, and our users are clearly loving it.”
Today, iPhone and iPod touch customers in 77 countries worldwide can choose from an incredible range of apps in 20 categories, including games, business, news, sports, health, reference and travel. With the recently introduced iTunes® 9, it’s now easier than ever to organize and sync your apps right in iTunes and they will automatically appear on your iPhone or iPod touch with the same layout.
Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with its award-winning computers, OS X operating system and iLife and professional applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital media revolution with its iPod portable music and video players and iTunes online store, and has entered the mobile phone market with its revolutionary iPhone.
Posted by Leander Kahney in Apple, News, iPhone Apps | Comment on this article
How many of those 85,000 apps are actually worth anything? Don’t get me wrong, I wish Apple well and all… it is more a question of curiosity.
It seems like most of those apps have no real value (remember shaking baby). How many of the 2 billion apps were given away for free?
Chris R, on September 28th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
Well done the app store. I don’t think any other mobile phone maker will ever achive the sucsess of the app store, what I like about the app store is there are lots of free apps to try and then buy if you like them.
The latest app I have down loaded is Stealth Tone which can emit a high frequency signal that can only be heard by anyone under 20 years of age, but I am not sure if it works as I can not hear it, anyone else tried it yet?
Poppa, on September 28th, 2009 at 2:17 pm