Apple Music already surpasses Spotify

Believe it or not, the App Store is 10 years old . It is July 10, 2008 that the Cupertino company launched the first 500 apps, initiating a cultural, social and economic phenomenon that has changed the way people work, have fun, play, travel … [19659002]

Currently, the App Store is available in 155 countries and has over 2 million applications available, and for a decade, opened the door to developers at a time when the industry's software was dominated by large companies.

He gave entrepreneurs the opportunity to make their dreams come true: just look at successful stories like Instagram or Uber. And what about thousands of companies that started as a website, like Facebook or Twitter, and who started creating apps to track users' usage patterns.

On the other hand, he brought video games to a new audience with successful and addictive titles; Angry Birds Bal Super Monkey Pac-Man or Temple Run are some examples.

With the rise of video games among millions of users, microtransactions have also come to unlock new levels or buy new skills or objects, which has changed the game not only on mobile platforms but also in the video game industry together.

In addition, the App Store contributed, to a large extent, to the rise of video streaming on mobile devices. If Netflix and Hulu have changed the viewing habits of viewers, the ability to watch programs without being subject to a schedule or location, the iPhone and the iPad should be thanked.

And not only that, the App Store has been a fundamental vehicle for creativity, productivity and education to break the barriers of office and class. Currently, Microsoft Office 365 and other applications like Photoshop or Lightroom are on the iPad.

In addition, the thousands of applications dedicated to health, exercise and well-being are attracting attention, which have gained popularity in recent years.

Regarding Augmented Reality, in 2017, Apple introduced ARKit 1.0, "and suddenly, iOS has become the world's largest augmented reality platform, available to hundreds of millions of users From the iPhone and the iPad Currently, the App Store offers more than 3,000 apps of the type, "said the Cupertino.

They have been 10 years of innovation, in which we have seen how the mobile application industry has grown from different aspects. Let's see what the next decade holds. Here you can learn more about the long journey that the App Store has had right now.