The Treasure in Your Hand 7 communicate with the rest of the world from their home or office. Now we carry the power of the Internet in our pockets and can call and text people any time from anywhere. Our lives are truly moving at ludicrous speed. Strap yourself in and enjoy the ride. MOBILE APP TRENDS These numbers from 148Apps.biz show how many apps are out there and how they're being used. I'm sure these numbers will be dwarfed quickly. Apple App Store Stats Summary (January 2012) Count of Active Applications in the App Store Total Active Apps (currently available for download): 556,793 Total Inactive Apps (no longer available for download): 156,412 Total Apps Seen in U.S. App Store: 713,205 Number of Active Developers in the U.S. App Store: 132,604 Application Approval Delay Maximum delay: 41 days Average delay: 5.26 days Application Price Distribution Current Average App Price: $2.10 Current Average Game Price: $0.99 Current Average Overall Price: $1.95 Application Category Distribution (Most Popular Categories) 1. Games (96,187 active) 2. Books (60,707 active) 3. Entertainment (57,351 active) 4. Education (53,819 active) 5. Lifestyle (45,286 active) Here are some more mind-blowing stats: · Apple hit the 15-billion app download mark in three years--it took Apple over 7 years to sell 15 billion songs through iTunes.