By: iPadfanzz staff on February 6, 2013
In another major milestone, Apple has announced that customers have purchased 25 billion songs from the iTunes store.
The 25 billionth song purchased was "Monkey Drums" by Chase Buch and the buyer will receive an iTunes gift card worth about $13,500.
"We are grateful to our users whose passion for music over the past 10 years has made iTunes the number one music retailer in the world,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of Internet Software and Services, in a statement. Cue added that iTunes users now download an average of more than 15,000 songs per minute through the service.
Apple launched the iTunes music store in 2003.
In another major milestone, Apple has announced that customers have purchased 25 billion songs from the iTunes store.
The 25 billionth song purchased was "Monkey Drums" by Chase Buch and the buyer will receive an iTunes gift card worth about $13,500.
"We are grateful to our users whose passion for music over the past 10 years has made iTunes the number one music retailer in the world,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of Internet Software and Services, in a statement. Cue added that iTunes users now download an average of more than 15,000 songs per minute through the service.
Apple launched the iTunes music store in 2003.
