Android Market hits 20,000 apps, over 60 percent free

Quantity rarely equals quality, of course, but it’s still fairly notable that the Android Market has now managed to top 20,000 apps just a little over a year after it opened its doors — Apple’s App Store had over 50,000 apps a year into its existence, for those keeping track. Even more interesting, however, is the distribution of free and paid apps in the Market. According to AndroLib, fully 62.2% of the apps available are completely free, compared to just 37.8% that are paid apps. That’s in stark contrast to the App Store, which now has over 100,000 individual apps, of which (by some recent counts) a hefty 77% are paid applications — although only 30% of total App Store downloads are for paid apps. What does it all mean? Well, that’s open for debate. But one thing’s for sure: the rest of the app store contenders are going to have to work some special pie chart magic to come out looking good in this battle.

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