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Apple iPhone vs Android Platform Apps Sold and Market Size
Nov 21st
Disclaimer: I’m an Apple fanatic. That said, I just wanted to share some interesting numbers showing the growth to date of the iPhone/iPod Touch app platform against the Google Android app platform.
I’m looking forward to watching this develop and to getting my hands on the Android 2.0 devices. In the meantime, here are some numbers I picked up from some July ‘09 AdMod data (linked below).
First, consider the absolute app numbers:
- Android SDK was released 9/23/2008. In about 14 months it reached about 10,000 apps.
- iPhone SDK was released 3/06/2008. In about 14 months it reached about 70,000 apps (in 18 months it reached about 100,000).
Second, consider the number of users:
- Android, approximately 3 million users
- iPhone and iPod touch, approximately 50 million users
Third, consider the likelihood of purchasing a paid app (according to AdMob):
- Android 19% likely to pay
- iPhone 50% likely to pay
Finally, consider total market size:
- Android market size: $5 million (sold monthly)
- iPhone/iPod Touch market size: $200 million (sold monthly).
So if you believe AdMobs numbers, Apple’s market is worth about $2.4 billion annually. Very interesting to watch this unfold.
Good article on all this stuff:
http://gigaom.com/2009/08/27/how-big-is-apple-iphone-app-economy-the-answer-might-surprise-you/
Inside Apple’s industrial design lab
Nov 9th
A rare glimpse behind the scene’s of Apple R&D facility in an interview with Jonathan Ive, Senior Vice President, Industrial Design. Click here for the original article.
“I remember the first time I saw an Apple product,” says Ive as the camera pans across a busy Apple Store. “I remember it so clearly because it was the first time I realized when I saw this product I got a very clear sense of the people who designed it and made it.”
Or watch the video clip from Google.
Israel: Leader of Business Innovation
Nov 9th
Great video forwarded to me by a good friend who knows about this first hand. I’m looking forward to reading the book. In the meantime, check out this video interview from CNBC.
Apple Closing Quickly on RIM Smart Phone Market Share
Oct 27th
Market research firm ChangeWave today released its latest quarterly Consumer Smart Phone survey, which includes survey data taken in mid-September highlighting market share trends for Research in Motion, Apple, and Palm.
In the horserace among manufacturers, the release of the iPhone 3GS has led to a big jump in smart phone market share for Apple and has placed them within striking distance of Research In Motion — whose slew of models are still number one but have fallen to their lowest level in two years.
The report is an expanded analysis of data touched upon in September that showed Apple’s smart phone market share rising from 25% to 30% between June and September. The new analysis compares iPhone market share to the performance of Research in Motion, which has trended slightly down to currently stand at 40%, and Palm, which appears to be stabilizing at approximately 7% of the market after a steep decline from its leadership position earlier this decade.
