History of app growth




Year Month Applications available Downloads to date
2009 March 2,300
December 16,000
2010 March 30,000
April 38,000
July 70,000
September 80,000
October 100,000
2011 April 3 billion
May 200,000 4,5 billion
July 250,000 6 billion
October 500,000
December 10 billion
2012 April 15 billion
June 600,000 20 billion
September 675,000 25 billion
October 700,000
2013 May 48 billion
July 1 million 50 billion
2016 82 billion
2017 February 2.7 million

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