If you are a mobile application programer or designer there is nothing but good news here for you, and is only going to get better. In a 4,200 people survey here are just a few of the results.

Nielsen’s mobile application report found that Twenty-one per cent of American wireless subscribers now own a smartphone –which is up from 19 per cent on the previous quarter.

• 14% of mobile subscribers have downloaded an app in the last 30 days
• Average number of apps: Smartphone: 22, Feature phone: 10
  • BlackBerry: 10
  • iPhone:37
  • Android: 22
  • Palm: 14
  • Windows Mobile: 13

• Games are the most downloaded – both free and paid
• Facebook, Google Maps and Weather Channel are the most popular apps across smartphones
  • iPhones: Facebook (58%), iTunes (48%), Google Maps (47%)
  • Android: Google Maps (67%), Facebook (50%), Weather Channel (38%)
  • Blackberry: Facebook (51%), Google Maps(34%), Weather Channel (28%)