The Extraordinaries

Apple Nearing 1 Billion App Downloads (With a "B")

"As of today, nearly one billion apps have been downloaded around the globe. So we just want to say thanks — a billion. Download an app and you’ll automatically get the chance to win a $10,000 iTunes Gift Card, an iPod touch, a Time Capsule, and a MacBook Pro. Just go to the iTunes Store, browse the App Store, and download your best app yet."

The Rise Of The Mobile Internet - Some Latest Statistics

More stats - thanks to NetSquared for the writeup:

"The number of people using mobile devices to access news and information on the Internet more than doubled in the past year, according to figures released by market firm ComScore this week.

"With the surge in worldwide subscribers for mobile Internet it is projected that the number of mobile internet subscribers will soon surpass 550 million and account for 39 percent of overall Internet users. And the number is expected to reach 1.5 billion by 2012, at which time it will account for 79 percent of overall Internet users."

Mobile surpasses traditional web in South Africa : http://www.matthewbuckland.com/?p=573 - actually shows that mobile internet connections are double traditional in South Africa

AdMob Mobile Metrics Report Released

 

This is the kind of data that you usually have to pay for. All kinds of goodies in here. Highlights:

For this month's feature, we revisit mobile Internet usage over WiFi in the United States by examining the geographic distribution of WiFi usage throughout the country. 

The West and Northeast experienced heavier WiFi usage by population than the South and Midwest in January 2009. California led the way with 18% of usage, followed by New York with 14% and Texas with 8%.

This month we also feature Western Europe. Traffic from Western Europe increased 132% in the last 12 months to 550 million requests in January 2009. Growth was strong across the top countries with Spain and Italy increasing at the fastest clip.

Worldwide requests from Apple devices grew 28% month over month to 1.2 billion in January. Building on its strong December, iPod Touch growth outpaced iPhone growth in top markets. The iPod Touch now represents 40% of Apple requests, up from 20% in September.

The G1 (HTC Dream) was the number 18 device in the US with 0.9% share in December. Android has 3% Operating System Share in the US.

Thanks AdMob,

http://www.admob.com/s/solutions/metrics