• Tech Crunch, Friday, April 15, 2011 10:50 AM

To date, there have been over 3 billion Android apps installed, while, from the fourth quarter of 2011 to the first quarter of 2011, apps downloads are up 50%. So said Jeff Huber, senior vice president, commerce and local at Google, during the company's earnings call on Thursday.

As TechCrunch reports, Huber also mentioned that 350,000 Android devices are being activated per day. "In terms of breaking out share by device and market, Huber said the company doesn't reveal these numbers." "But he did say that with device partners, there is strength in U.S., Japan, Korea, and Europe specifically." Huber added that international is growing as a whole in terms of Android usage.

For contrast, Apple passed 10 billion app downloads in January. Fast on its heels, however, the first billion Android app installs took 20 months; the second billion installs took another 5 months; and the third billion took only 2 months, according to TechCrunch.

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