Apple Says It Has Paid $2.5 Billion to Developers, Seen 14 Billion iOS App Downloads

Apple revealed a few key statistics about momentum in the iOS ecosystem today at its San Francisco developer conference today.

First off, there have been 14 billion downloads of apps, up from 10 billion in January. Android, in comparison, had seen 4.5 billion app installs as of May 10, up from 3 billion announced three weeks earlier on its earnings call. Based on these numbers, it’s possible that both platforms are now at the same runrate in terms of app downloads.

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