1 Billion Downloads on App Store per Month

iOS users are downloading over 1 billion apps every month from the App Store. On top of that, the App Store still is the largest source of mobile apps, with over 500,000 different apps available to iOS users.

The iOS App Store is far larger than the Android Marketplace, Blackberry App World, or Windows Phone 7 Marketplace. On top of that, iOS is the most popular mobile operating system, with iOS taking up over 55% of all mobile users. Combine a large user base with a huge selection of apps, and you've got a highly active app market. That's what makes the App Store so attractive to developers, and the reason behind Objective-C becoming the fifth most popular programming language. If you didn't know, Objective-C is the native programming language for Macs and iOS devices.

The App Store has been around since 2008, and it's changed the mobile market. Developer interest for the App Store is very high, making the App Store the largest source for mobile apps, and a rapidly growing one at that. But no one expected downloads on the App Store to be over 18 billion, with 1 billion additional downloads a month. Happy downloading!
via CultOfMac