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According to a new study by ABI Research, the annual volume of smartphone app downloads will reach 56 billion this year, with Android platform grabbing more than half (58%) of the market. Rest of the cake is split between Apple’s iOS, Microsoft’s Windows Phone and BlackBerry, accounting for 33%, 4% and 3%, respectively.
When it comes to tablets, the situation is different – of 14 billion tablet apps that will be downloaded this year, Apple’s iOS will lead the way with 75% of the market. Android without Kindle Fire will take 17%, Kindle Fire another 4%, and Windows Phone – 2%.
In some way, Android’s fragmentation can be good for the platform as Google can benefit from developers’ interest in Amazon products. In that sense, ABI’s senior analyst Aapo Markkanen adds that the presence of Kindle Fire “adds a lot of critical ‘code mass’ to Android’s proposition as a platform for tablet applications.”
These are just some of the findings from ABI Research’s Mobile Applications Research Service, where you should go for additional data in case you need ‘em…
About The Author
Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
