Google's Android Market Passes 400,000 Apps

Google’s Android Market began 2012 with a big milestone, passing more than 400,000 total applications available worldwide, according to European app tracking company Distimo.

Although Android Market took longer than Apple’s App Store to hit the 400,000 app mark — 39 and 37 months respectively — Android Market’s growth is accelerating faster than its rival’s, according to Distimo. It took Apple’s app store seven months to go from 300,000 to 400,000 apps, but only four months for the Android Market to do the same.

While Android Market may be gaining on iOS for now, findings from Flurry in December showed

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