Andrew Shorten @ Adobe

The official Adobe Flash Platform blog launched last week and is definitely recommended reading for those wanting a regular feed of the latest Flash-related news and information – you can read it here or grab the RSS feed.

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We announced some pretty significant new numbers in relation to adoption of the Flash Platform today – the full press release can be found on our website, but here are the all important stats:

55% of computers already have Flash Player 10

“Adobe Flash Player 10 was installed on more than 55 percent of computers worldwide in just the first two months of its release.” For more information see the published penetration statistics here.

Over 100 million installations of AIR

“In less than one year after its initial release, there have been more than 100 million installations of Adobe AIR.”

1 million downloads of developer SDKs and tools

“In the last 12 months, there have been over 1 million downloads of the AIR software development kit (SDK), the free open source Flex framework and Adobe Flex® Builder™ by developers.”

80% of online videos viewed using Flash

“Adobe Flash Player content reaches over 98 percent of Internet-enabled desktops, and over 80 percent of online videos worldwide are viewed using Adobe Flash technology.”