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| Courtesy: The Verge |
Apple just announced that customers have downloaded over 40 billion apps*, with nearly 20 billion in 2012 alone.
According to the release, “The App Store has over 500 million active accounts and had a record-breaking December with over two billion downloads during the month. Apple’s incredible developer community has created over 775,000 apps for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users worldwide, and developers have been paid over seven billion dollars by Apple.”
“It has been an incredible year for the iOS developer community,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of Internet Software and Services. “Developers have made over seven billion dollars on the App Store, and we continue to invest in providing them with the best ecosystem so they can create the most innovative apps in the world.”
Google’s Play Store for its Android smartphone platform achieved app parity with Apple’s iOS back in October, when there were 700,000 apps on Play.
That Apple decided to announce the news today might not be a coincidence. The Consumer Electronics Show — an event Apple has stayed away from for years — is in full swing this week. In years past, Apple has often announced news on Consumer Electronics Show (CES) days to steal some headlines. This year has proven no different.
* 40 billion unique downloads excluding re-downloads and updates.
