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Mobile App Downloads Easily Set New Record During Christmas Week (AAPL) (GOOG)

January 2, 2013 11:27 AM EST
Mobile is making significant progress it seems.

Whether you've a fan of Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) or Google (Nasdaq: GOOG), the following stat should be positive: app downloads for Christmas Day and the subsequent week hit 1.76 billion.

Data from Flurry Analytics shows that that was an increase of 65 percent from the prior two weeks ended December 17th. The number was also up about 60 percent over the same period in 2011.

The U.S. led the download surge with 604 million for the week.

On December 27th, the firm reported that Christmas Day app downloads surpassed 328 million, from 242 million in the same period last year. Activations rose 156 percent to 17.4 million iOS and Android devices, according to the firm.

Activations and downloads between the two operating systems weren't distinguished. Shares of Apple and Google are higher Wednesday.


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