Wednesday 26 January 2011

Top 10 Appstores Worldwide

More and more appstores are coming online every month. Most publicity is about the Apple Appstore, Android Market and maybe Blackberry World and OVI. We thought it would be interesting to try to rank those appstores, including the independent ones. The figures are based on press releases, our own data from appstores, discussions with operators and handset manufacturers, and a few guestimates.


1. Apple Appstore
Recently announced 10 billion downloads across iPhone, iPad and iPod. An incredible figure that few would have predicted before the iPhone launch. Apple were the first to get mobile downloads into the mainstream and are still reaping the rewards.
2. Google’s Android Market
Over 2,7 billion downloads to date. With the ever growing number of Android handset models available, their download rates are increasing, we wait to see if they can catch Apple.
3. China Mobile Market
Although it just launched in September 2010, this is now believed to be the world´s third biggest appstore, based on the number of downloads in December 2010.
4. DoCoMo
DoCoMo has offered apps through i-mode for years and was the largest appstore prior to the iPhone era. With 40 million active customers, they are still one of the biggest appstores.
5. Nokia OVI
Despite the bad press, Nokia OVI continues to perform well, with rapid growth across the base and over 3 million downloads per day. Although,this includes any digital content, such as wallpapers, widgets and games.
6. Mobile9
Mobile9  doesn’t generate much publicity, but with twice the traffic of Getjar and more free copyright protected apps than anywhere else, this is an interesting one to follow.  Including ringtones, wallpapers, etc, they now claim over 11 billion downloads, including digital content other than apps.
7. Getjar
Frequently reported as the world largest independent appstore with apps for all device platforms available, including iPhone (providing links to the iTunes store), Android, J2ME, Symbian, Blackberry and more. The independent store counts 1.66 billion downloads up to date.
8. Mobango
For long Mobango was a strong contender to Getjar, with a community based approach. After running out of cash, Mobango was acquired in 2010, so maybe there will be another boost?  They report 750M downloads.
9. Blackberry World
RIM will tell you it’s about quality and not quantity. Despite over 50 million active devices the appstore downloads from Blackberry World are pretty low. Lately though, figures have been picking up. Blackberry World reports millions of downloads per day rather than total number of downloads but our estimate based on this is a total of somewhere between 500-700m downloaded apps since launch.
10. Verizon Wireless V Cast Apps
Verizon Wireless have continued to go their own way, with a combination of closed portal (V Cast) and openness, giving access to the Android Market. V Cast is believed to provide by far the biggest carrier appstore in the US.
Others include Vodafone 360, Telefonica/O2 mstore, Orange Application Shop, 3 App Store, AT&T AppCenter, Sprint, T-Mobile, TeliaSonera, Windows Phone Marketplace, Palm App Catalog, Samsung appstore, Sony-Ericsson Playnow, HTC, PocketGear, Mobilerated, Zed, Jamba, Buzzcity, Opera, Facebook, Cydia (Apple Jailbreak appstore), Cellmania, Handmark, Javaground, Mobiles24, OnMobile, Ondeego
We also expect initiatives from Amazon, LG, Lenovo, Mozilla, WAC (Wholesale Application Community), Sun/Oracle Java, Acer, Asus and more.
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