App Store scores 3 billion downloads

After scoring its billionth download nine months after launch, 2 billion downloads by September, and amassing 100,000 apps in November, the App Store certainly had a fantastic 2009. And now, Apple’s online store seems to be starting the year right, reaching the 3 billion-download mark after 18 months of operation.

After scoring its billionth download nine months after launch, 2 billion downloads by September, and amassing 100,000 apps in November, the App Store certainly had a fantastic 2009. And now, Apple’s online store seems to be starting the year right, reaching the 3 billion-download mark after 18 months of operation.

“Three billion applications downloaded in less than 18 months – this is like nothing we’ve ever seen before,” said a very happy Steve Jobs Jobs. “The revolutionary App Store offers iPhone and iPod touch users an experience unlike anything else available on other mobile devices, and we see no signs of the competition catching up anytime soon.”

[via GamesIndustry.biz]