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Google Play reaches 25 billion downloads, kicks off 25 cent downloads

Google Play reaches 25 billion downloads, kicks off 25 cent downloads

By Gaurav Shukla | Updated: 26 September 2012 17:23 IST

Google has revealed in a blog post on official Android blog that Google Play content store has now crossed 25 billion app downloads. The number has increased from just 1 billion in 2010 to 25 billion now.

The company has also stated that there are now over 675,000 apps in the Google Play. To celebrate the 25 billion downloads, Google is also going to start limited time offers in Google Play.

It has tied with publishers like Gameloft, Electronic Arts, Rovio, runtastic, Full Fat to offer discounts on apps and other content for the next five days. In countries where other content like ebooks, movies and music are also sold via Google Play, company will be offering some special collections like 25 movies you must own, 25 banned books, 25 albums that changed the world and our 25 top selling magazines, all at special prices.

Google has also similar offers when it crossed the 10 billion downloads market in December last year.

This feat comes around six months after Apple achieved the same landmark in iOS App Store.

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