80,000 iPad Apps Now Available in Apple’s App Store
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Apple’s iPad ecosystem hit another app milestone today as the number of dedicated iPad apps available in the App Store passed the 80,000 mark earlier this morning. Previously, Apple hit the 70,000 app mark in March shortly after they unveiled the iPad 2.
The iPad app ecosystem has grown at an impressive rate over the past year. It was just over a year ago that the original iPad launched with only 3,000 apps. Since then, Apple has added an average of 6,000+ apps per month and the addition of new apps has shown no signs of slowing down.
Apple originally broke the 10,000 iPad apps mark in June, 70 days after the launch of the iPad on April 3.
- 10,000 iPad Apps – 70 days
- 20,000 iPad Apps – 60 days
- 30,000 iPad Apps – 48 days
- 40,000 iPad Apps – 42 days
- 50,000 iPad Apps – 36 days
- 60,000 iPad Apps – 36 days
- 70,000 iPad Apps – 44 days
- 80,000 iPad Apps – 42 days
With over 80,000 iPad apps now available, the iPad is one of the fastest growing mobile application ecosystems. The iPad app store is currently the third largest mobile apps platform behind iPhone and Android. If you combine all iOS apps, there are roughly twice as many iOS apps as there are Android apps.
*Data from the PadGadget Apps Tracker and Apple App Store.
