GetJar exceeds half a billion app downloads

A day after Apple reported its App Store topped the 1.5 billion iPhone and iPod touch application download benchmark, independent mobile app storefront GetJar announced that consumers have now downloaded more than half a billion mobile apps. According to GetJar--which passed the 400 million download milestone in late March--its store now boasts close to 50,000 mobile applications available in more than 200 different countries. The firm adds that more than half of its customers download content at least once a week.

GetJar also cited several of its best-selling apps, including web browser Opera Mini (close to 17 million downloads), IM app eBuddy (over 16 million downloads), mobile messaging solution Nimbuzz (nearly 14 million downloads), mobile community mig33 (more than 10 million downloads) and Google Maps for mobile (over 5 million downloads). GetJar notes that Adobe Flash-based applications have also been successful, with some doing up to 20,000 downloads in a week. In the meantime, Adobe is still waiting for Apple to approve Flash for the iPhone.

For more on the GetJar milestone:
- read this release
- see a slideshow of the top apps

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