Apple App Store tops 40-bn downloads since 2008
08 Jan 2013
Apple yesterday announced that more than 40 billion applications have so far been downloaded from its online App Store since it was launched in 2008.
Apple said in a press release that the App Store now has over 500 million active accounts, and that nearly 20 billion apps were downloaded in 2012 alone.
The App Store also hit a new record in December 2012, with over two billion downloads during the month.
Apple's developers have created over 775,000 apps for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users worldwide, for which they have been paid over $7 billion 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 $7 billion 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.''
In 2012, the husband and wife team at Imangi Studios saw their game Temple Run downloaded more than 75 million times, Backflip Studios and Supercell, two emerging game development studios, brought in over $100 million combined for their leading freemium titles DragonVale and Clash of Clans, and emerging services including Uber, Flipboard, HotelTonight, and AirBnB attracted millions of users on iOS.
