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500 million Android devices activated around the world

posted by Alan F. / Sep 11, 2012, 8:53 PM

500 million Android devices activated around the world

The Jelly Bean statue is back at Google

Hugo Barra is Google's director of product management for Android. On his Google+ page, the former MIT attendee announced that there have been 500,000,000 activations of Android around the globe. Right now, 1.3 million new Android devices are activated around the world each day. At that pace, it will take just 385 days for the next 500 million Android devices to be activated.

And we have more good news for those who follow Android. The Jelly Bean statue, which had melted from exposure to sales of the Samsung Galaxy S III the sun, has returned to the Googleplex. We would have expected to see Froyo or Ice Cream Sandwich melt in the heat, but we're happy to report that everything is now back to normal, or what passes for normal, at Mountain View.

source: HugoBarra via Phandroid

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45 Comments

1. redmd

Posts: 1927; Member since: Oct 26, 2011

That's quite a number. And I think it will increase further. There is a market for those who still hold a feature phone and that's where the low end Droids are creeping in.

posted on Sep 11, 2012, 9:08 PM 7

2. Fuego84

Posts: 357; Member since: May 13, 2012

Go android go choice go preference.

posted on Sep 11, 2012, 9:10 PM 7

3. TROLL

Posts: 4851; Member since: Apr 13, 2012

Good luck all the best to the coming years... And please listen to what your customers need and want!

posted on Sep 11, 2012, 9:11 PM 6

4. MeoCao unregistered

I expect Android to expand to all areas of technology. Android will reach space and even space is not the limit.

posted on Sep 11, 2012, 9:15 PM 6

5. Sniggly

Posts: 7305; Member since: Dec 05, 2009

Android is already reaching space. NASA is looking into sending up microsatellites powered by Android.

posted on Sep 11, 2012, 9:16 PM 15

43. ChiX017

Posts: 308; Member since: Nov 09, 2011

Seriously?

posted on Sep 12, 2012, 1:43 AM 0

44. Sniggly

Posts: 7305; Member since: Dec 05, 2009

Yeah seriously.

posted on Sep 12, 2012, 1:55 AM 3

6. Sniggly

Posts: 7305; Member since: Dec 05, 2009

This is quite awesome. That's 7 percent of the entire world's population. The Android Alliance grows ever stronger. :)

posted on Sep 11, 2012, 9:18 PM 9

7. wendygarett unregistered

only 7%? guess android should do better than that :D

posted on Sep 11, 2012, 9:23 PM 2

8. Sniggly

Posts: 7305; Member since: Dec 05, 2009

Considering where Android was just a couple of years ago, it's pretty damn good. Especially since it'll take just another year to double its presence.

posted on Sep 11, 2012, 9:25 PM 7

13. wendygarett unregistered

ok i confess that :) it's pretty damn good actually :)

posted on Sep 11, 2012, 9:40 PM 7

15. Sniggly

Posts: 7305; Member since: Dec 05, 2009

There we go. :D

posted on Sep 11, 2012, 9:42 PM 4

10. jaoowolabi

Posts: 201; Member since: Jun 07, 2012

lol man i wanted to do the math!!! 7.10351958365 to be more exact

posted on Sep 11, 2012, 9:28 PM 2

9. mas11

Posts: 1034; Member since: Mar 30, 2012

Thanks for the laugh Alan, "The Jelly Bean statue, which had melted from exposure to sales of the Samsung Galaxy S III"

posted on Sep 11, 2012, 9:26 PM 3

22. Savage unregistered

Power of open source.

posted on Sep 11, 2012, 9:59 PM 5

42. Droid_X_Doug

Posts: 5993; Member since: Dec 22, 2010

I think the 500 million activations speaks to the power of Google's inclusive model. Manufacturers can personalize their offering to a degree not possible with iOS or WP.

posted on Sep 12, 2012, 1:05 AM 1

27. lintek

Posts: 8; Member since: Jun 08, 2012

My Samsung Galaxy S3 Rules! LOL!

posted on Sep 11, 2012, 10:26 PM 1

33. ITCHY_BOTO

Posts: 4; Member since: Sep 05, 2012

woot woot

posted on Sep 11, 2012, 10:42 PM 1

40. Tsepz_GP

Posts: 1175; Member since: Apr 12, 2012

Incredible stuff, thats half a billion Androids roaming the earth 8) Ooooh i sense much hate and jealousy from MS and its WP apologists, these are numbers they will only ever dream of. With Android OEMs like HTC, SONY and LG also pushing to get to where Samsung is, and with Android making its way up into Africa with fast adaption in places like South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Congo etc..., i expect this number to double in no time. :)

posted on Sep 12, 2012, 12:13 AM 0

45. xtian1103

Posts: 364; Member since: Feb 11, 2012

google is like, hey look at us, we've activated 500 million devices. we are the best! bravo! good job! --- now back to regular apple news

posted on Sep 12, 2012, 4:27 AM 0

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