A new research report from Canalys took a look at the four leading mobile app stores -- Apple's App Store, Google Play, BlackBerrry World and the Windows Phone Store -- and came away with some interesting data.
During the first quarter of 2013, Canalys found that the number of worldwide mobile downloads grew by 11% compared to the same quarter a year-ago. Cumulatively, the number of downloads across all app stores checked in at 13.4 billion.
As for revenue, the first three months of 2013 saw the four leading mobile app stores rack up approximately US$2.2 billion in revenue, a figure which accounts for paid apps, i
