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Wed, 04 Nov 2009 Official: Apple confirms 100,000 iTunes App Store apps

The iPhone SDK created the first great platform for mobile applications says Schiller

Nick Spence

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Apple has officially confirmed reports from last week and announced today that the iTunes App Store now has 100,000 applications available for download.

iPhone and iPod touch customers in 77 countries can choose from an range of applications in 20 categories, including games, business, news, sports, health, reference and travel Apple says.

"The App Store, now with over 100,000 applications available, is clearly a major differentiator for millions of iPhone and iPod touch customers around the world," said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing.

"The iPhone SDK created the first great platform for mobile applications and our customers are loving all of the amazing apps our developers are creating."

"The App Store has forever changed the mobile gaming industry and continues to improve," said Travis Boatman, vice president of Worldwide Studios, EA Mobile in an Apple press release.

"With a global reach of over 50 million iPhone and iPod touch users, the App Store has allowed us to develop high quality EA games that have been a huge success with customers."

"With 10,000 downloads a day, worldwide customer response to our I Am T-Pain App has exceeded our wildest expectations," said Jeff Smith, CEO of Smule. "The App Store has given us a unique opportunity to create and grow a very successful business, and we’re looking forward to an exciting future."

iTunes App Store users have so far downloaded well over two billion applications Apple added.

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