A recent report from mobile research specialists research2guidance shows that the number of apps currently available on the Android Market is 319,161 compared to 459,589 apps available on the Apple App store.
The research also shows that Android developers are more prolific than their Apple counterparts, with the average Android developer publishing 6 apps compared to 4 for the average iOS developer.
Additionally, there have been over 500,000 apps submitted to the Android Market, although around 37% of these have been removed for various reasons. Apple’s App store has had over 600,000 apps submitted but with only 24% of apps removed at a later date.