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App Store Tops 40 Billion Downloads with Almost Half in 2012

by toksaitov on 1/7/13, 2:28 PM with 9 comments

  • by bornhuetter on 1/7/13, 3:14 PM

    Below is a partial list of superlatives used in this press release:

    * 2 x record-breaking

    * 4 x incredible

    * 2 x best

    * most innovative

    * astonishing

    * beyond our wildest dreams

    * thrilled

    * excited

    * 3 x great

    * never seen such a vibrant marketplace

  • by dangero on 1/7/13, 3:37 PM

    It would be interesting to know if older applications account for more or less than 50% of the downloads this year. In other words has the potential for a new app gone up or down as the number of apps in the store has grown?

  • by Pr0 on 1/7/13, 2:33 PM

    Interesting, I had no idea that links could be submitted with and without https: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5020964

  • by smackfu on 1/7/13, 3:33 PM

    So that's averaging 40 app downloads per account in 2012 alone. Higher than I would expect, but I guess a lot of people download a lot of free apps and then immediately delete them.

  • by damian2000 on 1/7/13, 3:15 PM

    Anyone know of any recent (& free) country by country statistics, showing total sales figures on the app store?