Google Play achieves 15 billionth download
15th May, 2012 | No Comments »Google Play, the app market for all things Android, has just achieved its 15 billionth download. Previously called the Android Market, Google Play achieved its 10 billionth download back in December 2011. After taking 22 months to reach its first billion, it appears there’s no slowing Android down as it surges past a healthy 1 billion downloads per month. The latest figures blow last year’s totals out of the water, as this time last year, the Android Market had only just sailed past the 4.5 billion barrier.
How many apps does Google Play currently have available in its catalogue? There are currently more than 440,000 apps available; with nearly 75% of these apps being available for free!
What can be expected by the end of 2012? Expect Google Play to soar high above the 20 billionth download barrier; with the possibility of an increase to 24 billion downloads. The bigger Google Play new story for 2012 however will probably be when it achieves half a million fully functional apps.
Google Play still has to play catch up with the App Store as Apple achieved its 25 billionth download back in March. The App Store currently has 550,000 apps with 170,000 of these built specifically for the Apple iPad.










