Apple® announced, on Jan 7, that customers have downloaded over 40 billion
apps*, with nearly 20 billion in 2012 alone. 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.”
*40 billion unique downloads excluding re-downloads and updates.
