Far-reaching applications of mobile downloads - The Irish Times - Fri, Feb 05, 2010

Number of mobile applications downloaded: 

2009 : $2.5 billion

2010 : $4.5 billion

2013 : $21.6 billion

Revenue generated (consumer spend and advertisements): 

2009 : $4.23 billion

2010 : $6.7 billion

2013 : $29.4 billion

Downloads in 2010 that will be free : 82 per cent

Source: Gartner