Every day, it seems as though the Google Android Market gains a little more ground on Apple. It’s only been a little over a year since the Android Market opened, and already there are over 80,000 apps available. According to Adrolib.com, a site dedicated to news, reviews, and discussion about Android apps, there are 83,432 apps in the market. Of these 83,432 apps, 51,978 (62.3%) are free apps. Android is growing an an amazingly fast rate, and it’s hard to imagine that Apple isn’t taking notice.

Not only is the number of apps in the Android Market growing at a steady pace, but the rate at which is growing is also increasing. Take a look at the number of new apps added to the market every month.

These numbers are staggering. Google probably couldn’t even imagine their mobile phone operating system doing so well, so quickly. It seems as though last year, everyone was talking about how Apple was taking over the mobile phone market with their iPhones. No one would have thought Android would have made up so much ground in only a years time.