Google unveiled a new version of Android, Froyo (code named for frozen yogurt), Android 2.2 at Google IO conference. Google also revealed impressive stats of Android, since it was unveiled in October 2008 . Here is the Android’s success in numbers
1: The first in web and app usage among all the smartphones (according to AdMob)- 2: The Second best selling smartphone this quarter (first is RIM)
- 8: Number of Android releases
- 18: Number of months since Android was introduced
- 21: Number of OEMs (original Equipment Manufacturers)
- 48: Number of countries using Android
- 59: Number carriers using Android
- 60: Number of devices Android is in use
- 50,000: Number of Apps in Android Market place
- 30,000: Number of new Android devices activated per day in 2009
- 60,000: Number of new Android devices activated per day this February
- 100,000: Number of new Android devices being activated per day TODAY
- 180,000: Number of Android developers
- 1 billion: Number of miles Android phones have given turn-by-turn navigation
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