Google on Tuesday announced that more than 10 billion applications had been downloaded worldwide in its software store Android Market.
In a company blog post, Google said Android Market reached the milestone with a growth rate of one billion app downloads per month after app downloads hit 6 billion in July.
Partnering with some Android developers, Google also unveiled a ten-day celebration with a selection of apps for only 10 cents each day since Tuesday.
"We can't wait to see where this accelerating growth takes us in 2012," said Eric Chu, director of Android developer ecosystem, in the blog.
Google has been gearing up to close the gap with Apple in the mobile market. Thanks to the broader availability of smartphones and tablets running Android, the software's mobile market share is expected to be twice as Apple's iOS in 2011, according to data from several research companies.
In July, Apple said app downloads had surpassed 15 billion in its App Store.
