App Store Metrics

The source of the stats is the iTunes App Store itself. We grab data from the App Store and maintain historical information on the apps included.

9/2012: Metrics update. The method used to count live apps has changed to more accurately count the number of active apps. The result is that the live count has been reduced by about 10%.

App Store Stats Summary

COUNT OF ACTIVE APPLICATIONS IN THE APP STORE [DETAILS]

Total Active Apps (currently available for download): 805,821 
Total Inactive Apps (no longer available for download): 289,144
Total Apps Seen in US App Store: 1,094,965
Number of Active Publishers in the US App Store: 215,656

COUNT OF APPLICATION SUBMISSIONS [DETAILS]

This Month (Games): 276 ( 69 / day )
This Month (Non-Games): 969 ( 242 / day ) 
This Month (Total): 1,245 ( 311 / day )

APPLICATION PRICE DISTRIBUTION [DETAILS]

Current Average App Price: $1.58
Current Average Game Price: $0.90
Current Average Overall Price: $1.48

APPLICATION CATEGORY DISTRIBUTION [DETAILS]

Most Popular Categories
1 - Games (135493 active)
2 - Education (86130 active)
3 - Entertainment (73233 active)
4 - Lifestyle (65373 active)
5 - Books (54795 active)


Page last updated: 2013-03-04 22:59:08 -0800 PST