March 18, 2009

iPhone and App Store Stats Released by Apple

On March 17, Apple held an event to preview the iPhone 3.0 and shared stats about the device and the App Store.

  • 13.7 million iPhones were sold in 2008
  • 17 million iPhones have been sold total
  • 30 million iPhone OS devices have been sold (includes the iPod Touch)
  • 25,000 applications are in the App Store
  • 800 million downloads have occurred on the App Store
  • 98 percent of App Store submissions were approved within a week after submission
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