A few weeks back the folks over at AndroLib made the bold claim that the Android Market could be sitting at 100,000 apps by the end of July. I say bold because the last official number was quoted at 60,000 applications. Based on their statistics they felt that growth in the realm of 40,000 apps was not unlikely. Well the end of July is bearing down on us and the unofficial numbers are in. According to AndroLib the market is now up to 100,000 submitted apps.
Now, emphasis on the word ’submitted.’ The actual number of apps the market plays host to currently sits at 83,000. Again, these number are in no way confirmed by Google. If they are true, we are sure the technology giant behind Android will be quick to tout this new number in front of all that mocked the measly 20,000 apps for Android a little over half a year ago. Official or not, if the numbers stick it is a momentous occasion for Android. My head spins thinking of the voluminous number of apps that may be available in a few months if growth continues at this rate.
[via Android Community]
