Microsoft claims the number of app downloads from the Windows Store has grown with 110 percent last year. The number of active users of the download store has increased with 30 percent, according to the software giant.
The numbers are reported by Microsoft's Todd Brix on the Windows Blog. The number of registered developers for Windows Store apps has grown with 80 percent and the store now lists 60 percent more applications. Brix also reports the brutto revenue for developers has been doubled.
According to Brix more than 90 percent of the desktop app downloads and 65 percent of the Windows Phone app downloads come from systems running Windows 8.1. Microsoft doesn't report the exact numbers of downloads but more than a year ago the number of daily downloads from the Windows Store was 1.7 million.
Microsoft will announce more information on the consumer version of Windows 10 this month. Developers will need to make their apps ready for for the new operating system which should unite the interface on the desktop, tablet and smartphone.
