Apple App Store deleted a total of 540,000 apps in the third quarter

As one of the core of Apple's software revenue, the number of applications in the App Store has been relatively stable over the years, but according to the latest statistics, the number of applications in the App Store, in the last quarter, has fallen off a cliff.

According to the findings of data statistics agency Finbold, in the third quarter of this year, the number of apps on the App Store fell to 1,642,759, a decrease of more than 540,000 compared to the previous quarter, a drop of 24.79%.

This figure, a record low in the seven-year history of the App Store since the third quarter of 2015.

The decline in such an exaggerated number is inextricably linked to Apple's adjustments to its app shelf regulations.

At the beginning of this year, Apple had told developers that it would take down apps that had not been updated for more than 2 years from the App Store, which led to a large number of apps that had not been maintained for a long time being taken down.