20,000 apps under the App Store?
It was only about two months ago that Apple hit 10,000 applications available in the App Store for the iPhone and iPod touch devices. Then, last month it confirmed that the number had surged to 15,000 with 500 million downloads. Today, the number of apps has hit another milestone, 20,000, according to Apptism, a site which tracks iPhone apps.
As some commenters on TUAW’s coverage of this story point out, those numbers may be a bit off when factoring in applications that have been removed from the App Store (like Duck Hunt), but assuming Apptism’s counting method is accurate (they currently list 20,174 apps), the overall number should basically be 20,000.
And the 20,000 app milestone coming less than a month after 15,000 was hit, is impressive any way you look at it. But it’s especially impressive in some context. According to the numbers Google stated just weeks ago, the Android Market has only some 800 apps available. The App Store launched with over 500 apps. The App Store launched on July 11, which will be 7 months ago, tomorrow. Sure, the Android Market is newer, but it’s still about 4 months old.
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