If you need any proof of just how popular Apple’s ecosystem is, the company has announced that its App Store is approaching 50 billion downloads. In celebration of this milestone, Apple is giving away a $10,000 App Store Gift Card to the person who downloads the 50 billionth download and 50 $500 gift cards to the fifty people after the 50 billionth download.
Apple has also published a list of the 50 most downloaded paid and free applications of all time. On the free side, there are no surprises as Facebook, Pandora, and Instagram lead the charts. The most downloaded paid apps are overwhelmed by games like the original Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja, and Doodle Jump. This proves just how big the casual, mobile gaming industry is.
The company posted a thank you note to all its users that reads, “As of today, nearly 50 billion apps have been downloaded worldwide. And we couldn’t have done it without you. So we want to say thanks.”
For a chance to win, just download lots of apps for the next week, though only 25 entries will be counted per day, so don’t try to game the system! You can read more about the contest at the source link below.
Source: Apple
