Samsung may be trumpeting the news that its mobile marketplace Samsung Apps has hit 100 million downloads, but that's a figure BlackBerry App World could hit in less than a month.
That's based on the tweet posted, and now since removed by RIM product manager Alex Kinsella, who has stated that the marketplace is now registering three million downloads a day.
Download derby
That would represent impressive growth for the platform, given RIM pegged its daily download rate at two million back in January.
RIM also revealed during Mobile World Congress that the marketplace was launching in 27 new territories it's total now sitting at 100 which might well explain the acceleration in the download rate.
If such a rate can be upheld, RIM could expect to see around 1.1 billion downloads a year.
As impressive as all that might sound, it's worth pointing out that even some of BlackBerry's more moderate rivals boast comparative rates, with Nokia having revealed that Ovi Store downloads average out at four million a day back in February.
At the top table, Apple claimed the App Store's daily download rate sat at 10 million in October 2010, and is now thought to be north of 30 million daily.
[source: BerryReview]
News
With a fine eye for detail, Keith Andrew is fuelled by strong coffee, Kylie Minogue and the shapely curve of a san serif font.
Top Stories
Feature
May 17th, 2024
New release roundup: The best new mobile games from a battle royale to a console classic remake
Feature
May 16th, 2024
Behind the scenes: How adding sandwich offers to an idle merge game boosted three metrics at once
Events
Valencia Indie Summit 2024 | Europe | May 16th |
Digital Dragons | Europe | May 19th |
GamesBeat Summit 2024 | North America | May 20th |
Mobidictum Meetup Tallinn May 2024 | Europe | May 21st |
Nordic Game Spring 2024 | Nordic | May 21st |
Impact 2024 - Indie Games | May 23rd | |
MomoCon 2024 | North America | May 24th |
Morocco Gaming Expo | Africa | May 24th |
Popular Stories
Feature
May 14th, 2024
53 top mobile games in soft launch: Squad Busters, Battle Guys: Royale, Plants vs. Zombies 3, LEGO Hill Climb Adventures, and more
Feature
May 13th, 2024
Hot Five: Dubai's new Gaming Visa, April's mobile game charts, and Xbox studio closures
Feature
May 14th, 2024