In 2012, China produced twice as many apps for iPhones and iPads as the entire US app store

Yesterday, buried in a report on the fact that China is now the world’s largest producer of smartphones, China’s official news service dropped this little gem: “In 2012, over 730,000 Chinese apps were launched on the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad platforms.”

That’s twice as many apps as reached the US app store in the same period.

via In 2012, China produced twice as many apps for iPhones and iPads as the entire US app store – Quartz.