89% Of Downloads In 2012 Will Be Free

According to a new report from Gartner there will be 45.6 billion mobile app downloads this year, up from 25 billion downloads in 2011. Free apps will play a large role in this growth, as 89% of these downloads will be free. And of those apps that do cost money, 90% will cost less than $3.

Gartner anticipates that this trend will continue. The company predicts that app downloads will hit 81.4 billion by next year with 90% of those apps being free.

TechCrunch has more: “By 2016, Gartner is predicting the the mobile app market will see almost 310 billion downloads, with 93% of those free apps.

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