Apple App Store is About to Hit 25 Billion Downloads

Apple has started a countdown to its 25 billionth app downloads on the App Store:

As of today, nearly 25 billion apps have been downloaded worldwide. Which is almost as amazing as the apps themselves. So we want to say thanks. Download the 25 billionth app, and you could win a US$10,000 App Store Gift Card. Just visit the App Store and download your best app yet.

Apple is prepping for their March event to unveil their latest products and software. In which Apple expected to announce iPad 3 with Retina Display along with iOS 5.1 and the newly announced OS X Mountain Lion.