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"As the world's tech media waited for news about the new iPhone on Tuesday, Apple CEO Tim Cook took the opportunity of a captive audience to deliver a long list of favorable Apple stats. \nHere's the rundown of the numbers he revealed during his long windup:\n\nApple has six stores in China, bringing Apple's total to 357 stores in 11 countries.\nMore than 6 million copies of Lion have been downloaded since it launched in July. This is 80% more downloads than Snow Leopard.\nMacbook pro and iMac are the best selling noteboook and desktop in the U.S.\nThere are 60 million Mac users around the world. Apple has sold 45 million iPods so far this year (ending in June).\niPod marketshare in the U.S. is above 70%.\niTunes users have downloaded more than 16 billion songs.\niPhone has 5% of the Worldwide Mobile Phone market.\nMore than half of all iPhones that have been sold were iPhone 4s.\nApple has sold more than 250 million iOS devices.\nThere are 500,000 apps in the app store, 140,000 of them are iPad apps.\n1 billion apps are downloaded every month.18 billion apps have been download in the past three years.\nApple has paid $3 billion to developers (while keeping 30% of revenue on their apps).\n\nSEE ALSO: Apple iPhone Unveiling [LIVE BLOG]\nWe're eager to hear what this long history lesson (going on 40 minutes) is winding up to.\n\n\nApple Unveils the New iPhone 4S &amp; iPod nano\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTim Cook takes the stage\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTim Cook takes the stage\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLive bloggers at the Apple event\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niPod sales\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niPod sales\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niPhone sales \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niPad's impact on education\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niPad stats\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nScott Forstall talks iOS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nScott Forstall talks app downloads\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nScott Forstall introduces Apple Cards\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nScott Forstall introduces Apple Cards\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nScott Forstall talks iOS 5\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEddy Cue talks camera updates\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEddy Cue talks location sharing\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEddy Cue talks iTunes\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEddy Cue on app updates\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhilip Schiller introduces new gen iPods\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niPod nano as a watch\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niPod nano customizable watch face\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niPod touch, nano, shuffle\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niPhone 4S\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA5 chip\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niPhone 4S plays Infinity Blade\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niPhone 4S plays Infinity Blade\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niPhone 4S plays Infinity Blade\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niPhone 4 &amp; 4S data speed comparison\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niPhone 4S data speed market comparison\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niPhone 4's impact on photography\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niPhone 4S camera megapixel sensor\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niPhone 4S camera backside illumination\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niPhone 4S camera lens\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niPhone 4S camera shooting time \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niPhone 4S camera shooting time\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niPhone 4S photo sample\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niOS Weather app\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niOS Weather app\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSiri assistant for iPhone \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSiri assistant for iPhone \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhilip Schiller reviews\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niPhone 4S Specs\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niPhone 4S Pricing\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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