Add another big figure to Apple's list of accomplishments in the world of smartphones and tablets: the company has approved half a million apps for its mobile platform iOS.Apple has not officially announced the figure, and the number of apps you can actually download and install is considerably lower due to some apps being pulled or rendered obsolete. But if you strictly count the apps Apple has approved so far, the number is a little more than 500,000.To honor the occasion, three companies specializing in iOS apps - game-maker <a href="http://www.chillingo.com/">Chillingo</a>, app search engine <a href="http://chomp.com/">Chomp</a> and app blog <a href="http://148apps.com/">148apps</a> - have created an infographic highlighting some of the most interesting figures related to the vast ecosystem of iOS apps. According to their data, there are 85,569 unique app developers; the most popular iOS app is <em>Angry Birds</em>, and 37% of iOS apps are free, while another 29% of all apps cost only $0.99.The numbers are impressive, considering the App Store launched less than three years ago, in July 2008, with a meager 500 apps.<em>To view the full size, click the infographic. </em><center><a href="http://5.mshcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/500KAppsInfographic-FINAL.png" ><div><div style="float:right;margin-bottom:10px;"><a  href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?text=sdasdasd&url=http://mashable.com/2011/05/24/app-store-500000-apps/"><img style="border:none;margin-right:5px;" src="http://5.mshcdn.com/wp-content/themes/v7/img/share-buttons/stumbleupon.png" align="right" /></a> <a href="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis/login?url=http://mashable.com/2011/05/24/app-store-500000-apps/&title=Apple&#8217;s%20500,000%20Approved%20iOS%20Apps%20by%20the%20Numbers%20%5BINFOGRAPHIC%5D&related=true&style=true"><img style="border:none;margin-right:5px;" src="http://6.mshcdn.com/wp-content/themes/v7/img/share-buttons/diggme.png" align="right" /></a> <a  type="box_count" name="fb_share" href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http://mashable.com/2011/05/24/app-store-500000-apps/&src=sp" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="border:none;margin-right:5px;" src="http://6.mshcdn.com/wp-content/themes/v7/img/share-buttons/fb.jpg" align="right" /></a> <a  href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http://mashable.com/2011/05/24/app-store-500000-apps/&service=bit.ly"><img style="border:none;margin-right:5px;" width="51" height="61" src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http://mashable.com/2011/05/24/app-store-500000-apps/" align="right"/></a></div><div style="float:left;margin-bottom:10px;"><img src="http://5.mshcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/500KAppsInfographic-FINAL.png" alt="" title="" width="640" height="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-625861" /></div><div style="clear:both;"></div></div><br/></a></center>[via <a href="https://www.facebook.com/500kapps" >500,000 Apps</a>]<p style="margin-top:10px;"><i>For more <a href="http://mashable.com/mobile/">Mobile</a> coverage:</i><ul style="margin-top:0;" class="xoxo"><li><a href="http://twitter.com/mashablemobile"  rel="nofollow">Follow Mashable Mobile on Twitter</a></li><li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/mashable.mobile"  rel="nofollow">Become a Fan on Facebook</a></li><li><a href="http://feeds.mashable.com/mashable/mobile"  rel="nofollow">Subscribe to the Mobile channel</a></li><li>Download our free apps for <a href="http://mashable.com/2010/08/02/mashable-android-app/" rel="nofollow">Android</a>, <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mashable-for-mac/id412390413?mt=12" rel="nofollow">Mac</a>, <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mashable/id356202138?mt=8"  rel="nofollow">iPhone</a> and <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mashable-for-ipad/id370097986?mt=8"  rel="nofollow">iPad</a></li></ul></p><div class="feedflare">
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