{"id":66217,"date":"2011-12-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joggingvideo.com\/tech\/mobile\/android-market-10-billion-downloads-and-counting\/"},"modified":"2011-12-06T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-12-06T00:00:00","slug":"android-market-10-billion-downloads-and-counting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1800birks4u.com\/tech\/mobile\/android-market-10-billion-downloads-and-counting\/","title":{"rendered":"Android Market: 10 billion downloads and counting"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nLet\u2019s face it. At the moment, there are only two major online app stores to speak of: Google\u2019s Android Market and Apple iTunes. Sure, Amazon has an app store as does Barnes & Noble, among others, but these are still primarily feeders for the Android brand as a whole.<\/p>\n

Based on the latest figures out of the Android Market, it would almost seem that Google doesn\u2019t need much help. The Android Market has reached 10 billion downloads<\/a> and counting as of this past weekend.<\/p>\n

We can likely expect download numbers to increase even more rapidly as the Android Market is now growing at a rate of 1 billion app downloads per month.<\/p>\n

To put it into perspective, the Android Market hit 1 billion downloads in July 2010 after launching in 2008, and later surpassed the 6 billion mark during July 2011.<\/p>\n

Of course, one has to throw in the necessary comparison to iTunes. The Apple App Store reached 10 billion downloads<\/a><\/span> as of January 2011 after launching in July 2008.<\/p>\n

To celebrate and reward Android customers, Google will be making select paid apps available for 10 cents each. A new set of apps will be up for promotion each day for the next 10 days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"