Apple has today announced that over three billion apps have been downloaded from the App Store. Apple last announced an App Store landmark at the end of September with two billion downloads.

“Three billion applications downloaded in less than 18 months—this is like nothing we’ve ever seen before,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “The revolutionary App Store offers iPhone and iPod touch users an experience unlike anything else available on other mobile devices, and we see no signs of the competition catching up anytime soon.”