Apple app store hits 50bn downloads

RHIAN JONES

Over 50 billion apps have now been downloaded from Apple's App Store, as the tech giant reveals that customers are now downloading more than 800 apps per second at a rate of over two billion apps per month.

The milestone figure excludes re-downloads and updates. 

“Apple would like to thank our incredible customers and developers for topping 50 billion apps downloaded,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of Internet Software and Services.

“The App Store completely transformed how people ...

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