This time series shows the number of available apps in the Apple App Store from 2008 to 2017. In 2017, the App Store offered 783,269 gaming apps. In contrast, as of that period of time the store had 2.33 million non-gaming apps available. As of June 2017, 180 billion apps had been downloaded from Apple App Store.
iTunes App Store
The Apple App Store opened on July 10, 2008 via an update to iTunes. This coincided with Apple’s launch of the second-generation iPhone 3G which supported mobile apps. Apps from the store can be downloaded directly to an iOS device such as an iPhone or iPad, or onto a personal computer via iTunes.
