March 6, 2009
Random stats from the app store
The app store now features more than 25,000 applications, according to numbers from the site 148apps. And after hitting 20,000 just a few weeks ago, the pace seems to still be accelerating- VentureBeat.
More random stats:
-- If you tried to buy every app in the App Store at once, it would cost you $71,442.69, according to 148apps’ numbers.
-- The most popular price? While you might assume it would be free, it’s actually $0.99 — by a long shot. 10,274 apps cost $0.99 versus 6,044 that are free.
-- The next closest is of course $1.99, which 3,302 apps sell for.
-- $9.99 app are holding their own. It’s currently the sixth most popular price point, with over 700 apps selling at that price.
-- The most popular category by far is “games” with 5,263 apps, followed by “entertainment” with 3,497 apps.
-- But the third most popular category may surprise you a bit: Books. Yes, there are over 2,405 book apps in the App Store.
-- The least popular app category? Weather.
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